Samoussy
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Aisne | |
| Arrondissement | Laon | |
| Canton | Laon-2 | |
| Community association | Pays de Laon | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 35 ' N , 3 ° 44' E | |
| height | 71-100 m | |
| surface | 25.04 km 2 | |
| Residents | 387 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 15 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 02840 | |
| INSEE code | 02697 | |
Samoussy is a French municipality with 387 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Aisne in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Laon and the Canton of Laon-2 .
geography
The community of Samoussy is six kilometers northeast of Laon . The Samoussy forest that surrounds the village is part of the Marais de la Souche et forêt de Samoussy nature reserve . The Autoroute A26 ( Calais - Reims ) touches the south of the municipality. The Laon-Athies military airfield used to exist in the west .
history
Samoussy was one of the royal palaces of the Carolingians (see Königspfalz Samoussy ). Pippin the Younger celebrated Christmas here in 766 , some historians even see Samoussy as the birthplace of Charlemagne . His brother and co-regent Karlmann spent the last months of his life here and died in Samoussy on December 4th, 771.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 |
| Residents | 188 | 203 | 210 | 220 | 410 | 376 | 369 |
Attractions
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- Sainte-Geneviève church
