Voulpaix

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Voulpaix
Voulpaix (France)
Voulpaix
region Hauts-de-France
Department Aisne
Arrondissement Vervins
Canton Marle
Community association Thiérache du Center
Coordinates 49 ° 50 ′  N , 3 ° 50 ′  E Coordinates: 49 ° 50 ′  N , 3 ° 50 ′  E
height 114-187 m
surface 11.55 km 2
Residents 372 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 32 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 02140
INSEE code

Mairie

Voulpaix is a French municipality with 372 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Aisne in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Vervins , the canton of Marle and the municipality of Thiérache du Center .

geography

Voulpaix is ​​located in the Thiérache landscape in northeast Picardy at an altitude between 114 and 178 m above sea level, about 40 kilometers east of Saint-Quentin and 35 kilometers northeast of Laon .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006
Residents 528 516 503 434 404 368 389

The population of Voulpaix was 1015 in 1861 and has since fallen to less than half of the population.

Attractions

  • Saint-Quentin Church
Saint-Quentin Church

Individual evidence

  1. Statistics on cassini.ehess.fr

Web links

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