Wassigny
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Aisne | |
| Arrondissement | Vervins | |
| Canton | Guise | |
| Community association | Thiérache Sambre et Oise | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 1 ′ N , 3 ° 36 ′ E | |
| height | 137-161 m | |
| surface | 6.79 km 2 | |
| Residents | 959 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 141 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 02630 | |
| INSEE code | 02830 | |
 Wassigny town hall |
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Wassigny is a French municipality with 959 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Aisne department in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the Vervins arrondissement , the Thiérache Sambre et Oise municipal association and the Guise canton .
geography
Wassigny is located in northern France on the northern edge of the Aisne department in the Thiérache at an average altitude of 157 m , 79 kilometers southeast of Lille , 29 kilometers northeast of Saint-Quentin and about 30 kilometers northwest of Vervins , the seat of the sub-prefecture of the arrondissement . The municipality has an area of 6.79 square kilometers.
Wassigny is assigned to a climate zone of type Cfb (according to Köppen and Geiger) : warm, moderate rainy climate (C), fully humid (f), warmest month below 22 ° C, at least four months above 10 ° C (b). There is a maritime climate with a moderate summer.
history
From 1793 to 2015 the municipality was the main town (French: chef-lieu ) of the canton of Wassigny .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 |
| Residents | 1026 | 1036 | 1011 | 1047 | 1043 | 1026 | 991 | 965 |
Attractions
The Mairie School was built in 1868 according to plans by the architect Pudepièce. In 1904 the Mairie was enlarged. After the First World War (1914-1918) the building was restored. In 1924 the community bought the neighboring building to enlarge the school.
The parish church de l'Assomption ( Assumption of the Virgin Mary ) was built from 1872 to 1874 on the foundations of an older church. The church was badly damaged during the First World War. After that, the church was restored, the restoration work was not finished until the end of the third quarter of the 20th century.
The rectory burned down in 1845 and was rebuilt using the remaining parts. This building also had to be restored after the First World War.
The cemetery was established in 1873. After the Second World War (1939-1945) a memorial was erected there for the soldiers of the Tirailleurs sénégalais who died in the defense of Wassigny in May 1940.
Economy and Infrastructure
In 1793 Wassigny received the status of a municipality in the course of the French Revolution (1789–1799) and became the capital of a canton . In 1801, the municipality received the right to local self-government through the administrative reform under Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) . In 1831 Wassigny had 1,155 inhabitants, the main occupation at that time was the cultivation of hops . The village had the most inhabitants (1379) in 1866 and least (750) in 1793.
The former station was served by trains on the Busigny - Hirson line. The line opened in 1885. The Valenciennes - Le Cateau - Wassigny line was also set up in 1892 and the Wassigny - Guise line in 1896 . In 1959, the Le Cateau - Wassigny section was closed and passenger traffic on the other lines was discontinued. In the 1980s, traffic on the Wassigny - Guise line was discontinued. In 2005 the line was finally closed.
Web links
Remarks
- ↑ Le village de Wassigny. In: Annuaire-Mairie.fr. Retrieved November 19, 2011 (French).
- ↑ a b Wassigny - notice communale. In: cassini.ehess.fr. Retrieved November 21, 2011 (French).
- ^ Les combats du 19-20 June 1940 au Nord de Lyon. Crime raciste assurément. (No longer available online.) In: Mémoire-net. Evelyne Marsura, January 9, 2011, archived from the original on August 23, 2011 ; Retrieved November 21, 2011 (French).
- ↑ Entry No. 02830 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Eusèbe Girault de Saint-Fargeau (1799-1855): Département de l'Aisne . In: Guide pittoresque du voyageur en France . contenant la statistique et la description complète des quatre-vingt-six départements, orné de 740 vignettes et portraits gravés sur acier, de quatre-vingt-six cartes de départements et d'une grande carte routière de la France. tape 5 . F. Didot frères, Paris 1838 ( online ). (French)
- ↑ Guy Laurence: La Ligne de Chemin de Fer à Voie normal Busgny - Hirson. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on March 24, 2008 ; Retrieved November 21, 2011 (French).