Audigny

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FieldValue
nameAudigny
commune statusCommune
imageÉglise d'Audigny.JPG
arrondissementVervins
cantonGuise
INSEE02035
postal code02120
mayorFranck Guiard
term2020–2026
intercommunalityThiérache Sambre et Oise
coordinates
elevation m136
elevation min m112
elevation max m158
area km210.73
population
population date
population footnotes
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|name = Audigny |commune status = Commune |image = Église d'Audigny.JPG |arrondissement = Vervins |canton = Guise |INSEE = 02035 |postal code = 02120 |mayor = Franck Guiard |term = 2020–2026 |intercommunality = Thiérache Sambre et Oise |coordinates = |elevation m = 136 |elevation min m = 112 |elevation max m = 158 |area km2 = 10.73 |population = |population date = |population footnotes =

Audigny () is a commune in the department of Aisne in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France.

Geography

Audigny is located some 22 km east of Saint-Quentin and 35 km north of Laon. It can be accessed by the D946 highway from Guise in the north passing through the heart of commune and continuing to Le Hérie-la-Viéville in the south, but without passing through Audigny village. The village is reached on road D37 branching southeast off the D946 through the village and continuing southeast to Puisieux-et-Clanlieu. The D586 also passes through the west of the commune from north to southwest. The commune consists entirely of farmland with no other villages or hamlets.

There are no identifiable streams or rivers in the commune.

Neighbouring communes and villages

|width=auto |Centre = Audigny |North = Guise |Northeast = Flavigny-le-Grand-et-Beaurain |East = Le Sourd |Southeast = Puisieux-et-Clanlieu |South = Le Hérie-la-Viéville |Southwest = Origny-Sainte-Benoite |West = Macquigny |Northwest = Proix

History

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Audigny was known as Aldiniacum in 1065, Aldinisia in 1161, Aldigni in 1165, and Auldigny in 1530. The name comes from a Germanic form of Aldinus derived from the Latin Albus meaning "White".

Albanus (Aldanus) was the name of a saint who lived near London at Verulanium in the 3rd century (now called Saint Albans). A soldier in the army of Diocletian, he returned home to England where he hosted a Christian missionary who was sought by local police. Converted in one night he gave his clothes to the missionary who managed to escape. Shortly after he was arrested for refusing to sacrifice to idols and he was immediately beheaded in 287. His fame and miracles arrived in France where many parishes adopted the saint as protector. His feast day is 22 June - the summer solstice.

The commune land in the 11th century belonged to various religious communities who venerated the saint and gave his name to the hamlet then the parish that was established in the area.

In 1918, after heavy fighting at Louvry's Farm, the village was liberated on 5 November 1918 at 6:30am by the 70th and 115th Infantry Battalions.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors of Audigny

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FromToName
20012008Sylvie Tromelin
2008PresentFranck Guiard
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Population

|source = INSEE |percentages = pagr |align = none |1968 |326 |1975 |224 |1982 |193 |1990 |214 |1999 |207 |2007 |245 |2012 |283 |2017 |279

Sites and Monuments

  • The Château de l'Étang (16th century) is registered as an historical monument.
  • The Parish Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul contains a number of items that are registered as historical objects:
    • An Altar Painting: The Resurrection of Christ (1835)
    • The main Altar, Tabernacle, and Retable (18th century)
    • A Restoration style Chair (19th century)
    • A Grotto of Lourdes with statues of the Virgin and Saint Bernadette Soubirous (19th century)
    • A pair of Stools (19th century)
    • A Cross: Christ on the Cross (18th century)
    • A Baptismal font (15th century)

References

References

  1. (2 December 2020). "Répertoire national des élus: les maires".
  2. [https://www.google.com/maps/place/02120+Audigny,+France/@49.864975,3.6313785,5875m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x47e82c621b12ef77:0x40af13e8169fc50?hl=en Google Maps]
  3. fr
  4. [https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-02035#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
  5. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée. PA00115511. PA00115511 Château de l'Étang {{in lang. fr
  6. Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. IM02002176. IM02002176 Altar Painting: The Resurrection of Christ {{in lang. fr
  7. Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. IM02002175. IM02002175 Main Altar, Tabernacle, and Retable {{in lang. fr
  8. Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. IM02002174. IM02002174 Restoration style Chair {{in lang. fr
  9. Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. IM02002173. IM02002173 Grotto of Lourdes with statues of the Virgin and Saint Bernadette Soubirous {{in lang. fr
  10. Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. IM02002172. IM02002172 Pair of Stools {{in lang. fr
  11. Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. IM02002171. IM02002171 Cross: Christ on the Cross {{in lang. fr
  12. Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. IM02002170. IM02002170 Baptismal font {{in lang. fr

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