Barenton-Bugny () is a commune in the

department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...

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

Barenton-Bugny is located some 5 km north by northwest 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. In ...

and 8 km south of Crecy-sur-Serre. The Autoroute des Anglais (

A26 autoroute The A26 is a long French motorway connecting Calais and Troyes. It is also known as the Autoroute des Anglais (''Motorway of the English'') as its length forms the first part of the main route from the Dover-Calais ferries and the Channel Tunnel ...

) passes through the commune, and there is an exit just south of the commune to National Highway N2 which passes north-east through the commune. From National Highway N2 the commune can be accessed on road D546 going north to the village then continuing northwest to intersect the D545 going north to

Barenton-Cel Barenton-Cel () is a Communes of France, commune in the Departments of France, department of Aisne in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France. Geography Barenton-Cel is located some 10 km north by northeast of Laon and 40 km sout ...

. The D513 also goes east from the village to Monceau-le-Waast. There is also the D967 road which passes north-south through the western edge of the commune. Apart from the village and a few patches of forest the commune is entirely farmland with no other villages or hamlets.Google Maps
/ref> The northwestern border of the commune is delineated by the ''Ruisseau de Longedeau'' which flows into the ''Ru des Barentons'' and continues north changing its name a few times before joining the Souche river.

Neighbouring communes and villages

Administration

List of Successive Mayors of Barenton-Bugny

Population

Sites and Monuments

*The Church of Saint Martin (12th century) is registered as an historical monument.Ministry of Culture, Mérimée ;Picture Gallery File:Barenton-Bugny Railway Station.JPG, Barenton-Bugny Railway Station File:A train at Barenton-Bugny Railway Station.JPG, A train at Barenton-Bugny Railway Station

Notable People linked to the commune

*René Blondelle, Senator for Aisne and one of the largest postwar farmers in Barenton-Bugny.

References

External links

Barenton-Bugny on the old IGN website

40000 Bell Towers website

Barenton-Bugny on Géoportail
National Geographic Institute (IGN) website
''Baranton Bugny'' on the 1750 Cassini Map
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