commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...
. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune of Anizy-le-Grand.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Aniziens'' or ''Aniziennes''
Geography
Anizy-le-Chateau is located some 40 km south by south-east of
Saint Quentin
Saint Quentin ( la, Quintinus; 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 ...
and 20 km south-west of
Laon
Laon () is a city in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
History
Early history
The holy district of Laon, which rises a hundred metres above the otherwise flat Picardy plain, has always held strategic importance. ...
. 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 latéra ...
''. 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 to Saint Remi 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 the Laon Cathedral. From early in the 13th century, the bishop of Laon ...
. 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
Charles de Bourbon, cardinal de Bourbon, archbishop of Rouen (22 September 1523 – 9 May 1590) was a French noble, prelate and disputed king of France as the Catholic ''Ligue'' candidate from 2 August 1589 – 9 May 1590. Born the third son of ...
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
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 of H ...
*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)