Augy () is a
commune in the
department
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of
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
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region of northern
France
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Geography
Augy is located 10 km east by southeast of
Soissons and 35 km west by northwest of
Rheims. National Highway N31 (E46, D1251) from Soissons to Rheims passes through the heart of the commune just north of the village. The village can be reached on the D1310 road which branches southwest from the N31 into the village then east to join the D22 road from
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Places
* Braine, Aisne, a commune in the department of Aisne, France
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which passes through the southeastern part of the commune. The commune is mostly farmland with areas of forest along the borders - particularly in the west, south, and southeast.
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The Vesle
The Vesle () is the river on which the city of Reims stands. It is a fourth order river of France and a left-bank tributary of the Aisne. It is long, and rises in the ''département'' of Marne through which it flows most of its course.
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river forms the northeastern border of the commune and a stream flows from the village to join the Vesle.[
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Neighbouring communes and villages
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Administration
List of Successive Mayors of Augy
Population
Church
The Parish Church of Saint-Remi (12th century). is registered as an historical monument. The church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
*The Tombstone of Charles de Morienne (17th century)
*A Statuette: Virgin and child (14th century)
*A Statue: Virgin and child (18th century)
*A Wayside Cross (1928)
*A Monumental Painting: Christ in majesty (1935)
*The Furniture in the church
*A set of 14 Stained glass
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windows (1930)
*A Wayside Cross (20th century)
*A Monumental Painting: the Crowning of the Virgin (1931)
*A Statue: Virgin and child (18th century)
*A Statuette: Virgin and child (14th century)
*A Funeral monument for Charles de Morienne (1616)[Ministry of Culture, Palissy ]
See also
*Communes of the Aisne department
The following is a list of the 799 Communes of France, communes in the French Departments of France, department of Aisne.
The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2020):
References
External links
Augy on the old IGN website
40000 bell towers website
Augy on Géoportail
National Geographic Institute (IGN) website
''Augy'' on the 1750 Cassini Map
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Communes of Aisne