Azy-sur-Marne

Azy-sur-Marne is a commune in the department of Aisne in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France.

Azy-sur-Marne
Commune
The Town Hall
Location of Azy-sur-Marne
Azy-sur-Marne Azy-sur-Marne
Coordinates: 49°00′07″N 3°22′01″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Aisne
Arrondissement	Château-Thierry
Canton	Essômes-sur-Marne
Intercommunality	Région de Château-Thierry
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Jean-Pierre Lantoine
Area ^1	2.78 km^2 (1.07 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	389
• Density	140/km^2 (360/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	02042 /02400
Elevation	57–202 m (187–663 ft) (avg. 60 m or 200 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Azyciens or Azyciennes[2]

Geography

Azy-sur-Marne is located 4 km south-west of Château-Thierry and 20 km east of Montreuil-aux-Lions. It can be accessed by the D969 road from Essômes-sur-Marne in the north through the village then west through the commune and continuing south to Romeny-sur-Marne. There is also a country road going west to Mont de Bonneil. The commune is almost entirely farmland with small forests in the north and west. The commune is within the Appellation d'origine contrôlée zone of Aisne Champagne.[3]

The southern border of the commune consists of the Marne river with no other identifiable watercourses in the commune.[3]

Neighbouring communes and villages

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History

The village was severely damaged in the battles of the Marne in World War I.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors of Azy-sur-Marne[4]

From	To	Name	Party	Position
2001	2014	Peter Pastorelli	DVG
2014	Current	Jean-Pierre Lantoine

(Not all data is known)

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 253 —     1800 266 +0.72% 1806 276 +0.62% 1821 246 −0.76% 1831 259 +0.52% 1836 265 +0.46% 1841 254 −0.84% 1846 245 −0.72% 1851 251 +0.49% 1856 223 −2.34% 1861 315 +7.15% 1866 252 −4.36% 1872 192 −4.43% 1876 191 −0.13% 1881 193 +0.21% 1886 187 −0.63% 1891 199 +1.25% 1896 189 −1.03%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 194 +0.52% 1906 176 −1.93% 1911 168 −0.93% 1921 160 −0.49% 1926 181 +2.50% 1931 195 +1.50% 1936 167 −3.05% 1946 167 +0.00% 1954 173 +0.44% 1962 200 +1.83% 1968 222 +1.75% 1975 286 +3.69% 1982 326 +1.89% 1990 372 +1.66% 1999 381 +0.27% 2007 374 −0.23% 2012 400 +1.35% 2017 389 −0.56%
Source: EHESS[5] and INSEE[6]

Sites and Monuments

The church of Saint Felix

The commune has two sites that are registered as historical monuments:

• The Church of Saint Felix (12th century)[7]
• The Chateau Park[8]

Other sites of interest

• the Mercier Vineyard for Moët & Chandon Champagne

See also

• Communes of the Aisne department

External links

• Azy-sur-Marne on the old National Geographic Institute website (in French)
• Bell Towers website (in French)
• Azy-sur-Marne on Lion1906
• Azy-sur-Marne on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
• Azy on the 1750 Cassini Map

Notes and references

Notes

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. Inhabitants of Aisne (in French)
3. Google Maps
4. List of Mayors of France (in French)
5. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Azy-sur-Marne, EHESS. (in French)
6. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
7. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00115515 Church of Saint Felix (in French)
8. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA02001298 Chateau Park (in French)