Aisne
Aisne ( , ; ; ) is a French departments of France, department in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France. It is named after the river Aisne (river), Aisne. In 2020, it had a population of 529,374.
Geography
The department borders No ...
in the
Hauts-de-France
Hauts-de-France (; ; ), also referred to in English as Upper France, is the northernmost region of France, created by the territorial reform of French regions in 2014, from a merger of Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Picardy. Its prefecture is Lille. ...
region of northern
France
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. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune of Anizy-le-Grand.
Geography
Anizy-le-Chateau is located some 40 km south by south-east of
Saint Quentin
Quentin (; died 287 AD) also known as Quentin of Amiens, was an early Christian saint.
Hagiography Martyrdom
The legend of his life has him as a Roman citizen who was martyred in Gaul. He is said to have been the son of a man named Zeno, who ...
and 20 km south-west of
Laon
Laon () is a city in the Aisne Departments of France, department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
History
Early history
The Ancient Diocese of Laon, which rises a hundred metres above the otherwise flat Picardy plain, has always held s ...
. The commune is accessed by the D5 road from Chivy-les-Etouvelles which passes west through the village then continues north through Brancourt-en-Laonnois. The D14 road comes from Pinon in the south in a north-west direction intersecting the D5 west of the village. Also from Pinon is the D26 which runs north directly to the village. The D265 also comes from Wissignicourt in the north and the D26 runs north-east from the village to Faucoucourt. The town urbane area covers some 15% of the commune with the rest being farmland and a large forest in the south-west.Google Maps /ref>
The Ailette flows along the southern border of the commune to the west and parallel to the ''
Canal de l'Oise à l'Aisne
The Canal de l'Oise à l'Aisne (, literally ''Canal of the Oise to the Aisne'') is a summit level canal in the Hauts-de-France region (northern France), formerly Picardy. It connects the Canal latéral à l'Aisne at Abbécourt to the Canal laté ...
''. The Ru du Bordet flows south-west through the commune from Brancourt-en-Laonnois to the Ailette river. There is a network of ponds and reservoirs in the south-east of the commune near the river. The Fosse du Marais forms part of the eastern border of the commune and also flows into the Ailette.
Neighbouring communes and villages
History
The commune was given by
Clovis I
Clovis (; reconstructed Old Frankish, Frankish: ; – 27 November 511) was the first List of Frankish kings, king of the Franks to unite all of the Franks under one ruler, changing the form of leadership from a group of petty kings to rule by a ...
to
Saint Remi
In Christianity, Christian belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of sanctification in Christianity, holiness, imitation of God, likeness, or closeness to God in Christianity, God. However, the use of the ...
who in turn gave it to the
Bishop of Laon
The diocese of Laon in the present-day département of Aisne, was a Catholic diocese for around 1300 years, up to the French Revolution. Its seat was in Laon, France, with Laon Cathedral. From early in the 13th century, the bishop of Laon was ...
. The County was created in 1397 by Charles VI in favour of ''Jean de Roucy'', the Bishop of Laon. These bishops built a mighty castle which was rebuilt in the 16th century by the
Cardinal de Bourbon Cardinal of Bourbon or Cardinal de Bourbon may refer to:
* Charles II, Duke of Bourbon (1433–1488), archbishop of Lyon
* Louis de Bourbon-Vendôme (1493–1557), archbishop of Sens
*Charles, Cardinal de Bourbon (born 1523)
Charles de Bourbon (2 ...
and rebuilt again in the 18th century by Monseigneur de Rochechouart who also paved the whole town.
Heraldry
Administration
List of Successive Mayors of Anizy-le-Château
Population
The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Aniziens'' or ''Aniziennes'' in French.
Sites and Monuments
*The Park is registered as an historical monument.
*The Church contains three items which are registered as historical objects:
**A Commemorative plaque of a donation by the Cardinal of Rochechouart (1770)
**A Painting: Portrait of Cardinal Rochechouart (1777)
**The Tombstone of Claude Allongé, Count of Anizy and recipient of the episcopate. (1724)Ministry of Culture, Palissy
Notable People linked to the commune
*
Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (; born Albert-Ernest Carrier de Belleuse; 12 June 1824 – 4 June 1887) was a French sculptor. He was one of the founding members of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, and was made an officer of the Legion o ...
*Geoffroy de Billy, died in Anizy castle
;Works by Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
File:Woman Playing a 'Viola da Gamba' LACMA M.2005.212a-b (1 of 11).jpg, Woman Playing a ''Viola da Gamba'' (Circa 1880-1897)
File:Between Two Loves LACMA M.81.261 (1 of 2).jpg, Between Two Loves, 1867
File:Fantasy Bust LACMA AC1992.19.1.jpg, Fantasy Bust (Circa 1865-1870)