Ancienville () is a

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in the

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Aisne Aisne ( , ; ; pcd, Ainne) is a French department in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France. It is named after the river Aisne. In 2019, it had a population of 531,345.Hauts-de-France Hauts-de-France (; pcd, Heuts-d'Franche; , also ''Upper France'') is the northernmost Regions of France, region of France, created by the territorial reform of French regions in 2014, from a merger of Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Picardy. Its Prefectu ...

region of northern

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Geography

Ancienville is located some 10 km east by southeast of Villers-Cotterets and 25 km southwest of

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. The commune can be accessed by the D973 road from Villers-Cotterets in the northwest continuing west through the heart of the commune north of the village to

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. The D1370 runs south from the D973 and passes through the village continuing south to Noroy-sur-Ourcq. The commune is partly farmland with forests in an arc from the southwest to the northeast. La Savieres river flows south forming the western border of the commune and continues to join the

Ourcq The Ourcq (, ''Urc'' in 855) is an river in France, a right tributary of the Marne. Its source is near the village Ronchères, and its course crosses the departments of Aisne, Oise, and Seine-et-Marne. It flows southwest through the towns of ...

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Neighbouring communes and villages

Administration

List of Successive Mayors of Ancienville

Population

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

The commune has a number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments: *The Town Hall/School (1841)

Religious heritage

The commune has several religious buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments: *A Fountain of devotion to the Virgin (19th century) *A Wayside Cross (20th century) *The Cross of the Federation Wayside Cross (1790) *A Stone Cross (16th century) *The Parish Church of Saint-Médard (20th century) The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects: **A Funeral plaque for Jean Charpentier, Priest for Ancienville (1732) **A Tombstone for Jean Charpentier, Priest for Ancienville (1732) **A Stained Glass window: Nativity, Saint Médard, the adoration of the Magi (16th century) **A Bust: Christ (19th century) **A

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, Maniple, Chalice cover (19th century) **A

, Stole, and Maniple (18th century) **A Statuette from a Processional Staff (19th century) **A Parish Processional Staff of Saint Médard (18th century) **A

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(1788) **A set of 2 Stained glass windows: Saint Médard, donor, Nativity, and the adoration of the Magi (16th century) **A Tombstone (3) (16th century) **A Tombstone (2) (16th century) **The Furniture in the ChurchMinistry of Culture, Palissy ;Gallery of Historical Monuments File:Ancienville Church Entrance.JPG, Entrance to the Church of Saint-Médard File:Ancienville Wayside Cross.JPG, The Wayside Cross File:Ancienville Wayside Cross of the Federation.JPG, The Cross of the Federation File:Ancienville Stone Cross.JPG, The Stone Cross

Notable People linked to the commune

Charles Joseph Patissier de Bussy-Castelnau,

Marquis de Bussy-Castelnau Charles Joseph Patissier, Marquis de Bussy-Castelnau (8 February 1718 or 8 February 1720 – 7 January 1785) or Charles Joseph Patissier de Bussy was the Governor General of the French colony of Pondicherry from 1783 to 1785. He served with dis ...

(1718–1785), Governor-General of

Pondicherry Pondicherry (), now known as Puducherry ( French: Pondichéry ʊdʊˈtʃɛɹi(listen), on-dicherry, is the capital and the most populous city of the Union Territory of Puducherry in India. The city is in the Puducherry district on the sout ...

References

External links

Ancienville on the old IGN website

Ancienville on Géoportail
National Geographic Institute (IGN) website
''Ancienville'' on the 1750 Cassini Map
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