Ribemont

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Ribemont
Ribemont coat of arms
Ribemont (France)
Ribemont
region Hauts-de-France
Department Aisne
Arrondissement Saint-Quentin
Canton Ribemont
Community association Val de l'Oise
Coordinates 49 ° 48 '  N , 3 ° 27'  E Coordinates: 49 ° 48 '  N , 3 ° 27'  E
height 62-141 m
surface 26.91 km 2
Residents 1,982 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 74 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 02240
INSEE code
Website www.ribemont.fr

Saint-Pierre-et-Paul church

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Ribemont is a French commune with 1,982 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Aisne in the region of Hauts-de-France ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Saint-Quentin .

geography

The city is located on the left bank of the River Oise and on the parallel Sambre-Oise Canal , about 15 kilometers southeast of Saint-Quentin .

history

In the year 880 the Carolingian Ludwig the Younger ( Eastern Franconia ), Ludwig III met in Ribemont . and Karlmann ( West Franconia ) to sign the Treaty of Ribemont , with which the division of the Franconian Empire was established. A second Ribemont treaty was signed in 1178 when the sons of Duke Matthew I of Lorraine decided to divide the inheritance.

From the 11th century onwards, Ribemont was owned by the Counts of Ostervant and passed to the Moy family by marriage.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2010 2017
Residents 2.117 2.152 2.014 2,105 2,227 2,096 1,984 1,982
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Ribemont is one of the medium-sized communities in the Aisne department. The population has fluctuated only slightly since the 1960s.

Attractions

Four buildings are classified as Monument historique in Ribemont :

  • Nicolas de Condorcet's birthplace
  • Saint Germain Church
  • Former Abbey of Saint Nicolas des Prés
  • Watermill in the Lucy district

Partner communities

Lengede in Lower Saxony has been Ribemont's partner municipality since 1990.

Personalities

Individual evidence

  1. Entry on culture.gouv.fr
  2. Entry on culture.gouv.fr
  3. Entry on culture.gouv.fr
  4. Entry on culture.gouv.fr
  5. Entry on the partner communities on the Lengede community website.Accessed on May 10, 2019, 8:09 pm

Web links

Commons : Ribemont  - collection of images, videos and audio files