Bassoles-Aulers is a commune 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 France.

Geography

Bassoles-Aulers is located some 18 km southeast of

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and 15 km east by southeast of Laon. Access to the commune is by road D532 which runs off the D5 in a loop through the commune and the village then back to the D5 near Quincy-Basse. The D13 road also forms part of the northern border of the commune and links to two country roads leading to the commune and the village. The commune is heavily forested in the north, east, and south with areas of farmland in the centre and west of the village. There are three hamlets in the commune apart from the village: Le Fau, Les Berceaux, and Marimont.Google Maps
/ref> The ''Ru de Basse'' rises south of the village and flows south to join the Canal of Oise and Aisne.

Neighbouring communes and villages

History

The church was rebuilt after the First World War by André Perrin.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors of Bassoles-Aulers

Population

Sites and monuments

The Church contains two items that are registered as historical objects: *A

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(12th century) *A Bronze Bell (1630)Ministry of Culture, Palissy

Notable People linked to the commune

*André Perrin (1881-1969): Chevalier (1915) then Officer (1936) of the National Order of the Legion of Honour. Officer of the Academy. ''

Croix de Guerre The ''Croix de Guerre'' (, ''Cross of War'') is a military decoration of France. It was first created in 1915 and consists of a square-cross medal on two crossed swords, hanging from a ribbon with various degree pins. The decoration was first awa ...

'', '' Croix des Services Militaires Volontaires'', and Chevalier in the ''Ordre du Mérite militaire'' (National Order of Military Merit) (1961). Architect who built the school and rebuilt the church after the War of 1914-1918.

References

External links

Bassoles-Aulers on the old IGN website

40000 Bell Towers website

Bassoles-Aulers on Géoportail
National Geographic Institute (IGN) website
''Aulers Bassole'' on the 1750 Cassini Map
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