Saint-Aubin (Aisne)
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Aisne | |
| Arrondissement | Laon | |
| Canton | Vic-sur-Aisne | |
| Community association | Picardy des Châteaux | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 31 ' N , 3 ° 14' E | |
| height | 43-157 m | |
| surface | 15.21 km 2 | |
| Residents | 291 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 19 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 02300 | |
| INSEE code | 02671 | |
| Website | http://saint-aubin.org.com.fr/ | |
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Saint-Auban is a French municipality with 291 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Aisne in the region of Hauts-de-France (before 2016: Picardie ). It belongs to the arrondissement of Laon , the canton of Vic-sur-Aisne (until 2015: canton of Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique ) and the Picardie des Châteaux municipality .
geography
Saint-Auban is located around 35 kilometers west-southwest of Laon in the Ailette Valley. The community is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Paul-aux-Bois in the north, Trosly-Loire in the northeast, Selens in the southeast, Vassens in the southwest and Blérancourt in the west.
history
In 1235, Enguerrand III. de Coucy gave the residents of Saint-Aubin a power to settle on the spot. Enguerrand III. The construction of a castle built in 1232 west of the village is also attributed. This was badly damaged during the First World War . Today only a few remains of a two-story chapel remain.
At the time of the French Revolution , the place was called Franc-Cœur-la-Carrière .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2005 | 2015 |
| Residents | 310 | 270 | 248 | 251 | 239 | 273 | 313 | 302 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Aubin church
