Prémontré
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Aisne | |
| Arrondissement | Laon | |
| Canton | Laon-1 | |
| Community association | Picardy des Châteaux | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 32 ' N , 3 ° 25' E | |
| height | 84-215 m | |
| surface | 8.33 km 2 | |
| Residents | 661 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 79 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 02320 | |
| INSEE code | 02619 | |
Prémontré is a French commune with 661 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Aisne department .
Prémontré is known worldwide for the Premonstratensian order named after the place . Norbert von Xanten founded the Prémontré Abbey in 1120 as the first canon monastery of the order. The first abbot was Hugo von Fosses .
geography
The community is located 14 kilometers west of Laon in a narrow side valley of the Ailette .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 |
| Residents | 1872 | 2024 | 2039 | 1490 | 1070 | 775 | 767 | 662 |
Attractions
- Prémontré Abbey : The original buildings of the monastery, founded in 1120, soon became too small; around 1140–1150 a new monastery was built at a different location. In the 18th century it was completely rebuilt in the Baroque style. The abbey was closed in 1790 during the French Revolution; the library and the original interior are no longer there. The buildings are now used as a psychiatric hospital; only a small part is open to the public.
Prémontré Abbey
Prémontré Abbey in the 1780s
Former abbey church
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Web links
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