Baulne-en-Brie (, literally ''Baulne in Brie'') is a former 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.France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Vallées-en-Champagne, of which it is a delegated commune.

Geography

Baulne-en-Brie is located some 15 km east by south-east of Château-Thierry and 20 km west by south-west of Épernay. It can be accessed by the D4 road from Condé-en-Brie in the west through the heart of the commune and the village and continuing east to Le Breuil. There is also a country road from La Chapelle-Monthodon in the north. The south-eastern border of the commune is part of the border between the departments 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.Marne. There are three hamlets in the commune other than the village: Montchevret, Grande Fontaine, and Romandie. There are extensive forests in the north, centre, south-east and south of the commune with the rest of the area being farmland.Google Maps
/ref> The ''Verdonnelle'' stream flows north-west through the southern part of the commune passing near the hamlet of Romandie and continuing north-west out of the commune. The ''Surmelin'' stream flows from the south-east passing through the village and continuing north-west to join the Marne near

Mézy-Moulins Mézy-Moulins () is a commune in the Aisne department in 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 ...

Neighbouring communes and villages

Administration

List of Successive Mayors of Baulne-en-Brie

Demography

Economy

Baulne-en-Brie is an agricultural and wine-producing village and a part of the Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) zone for "Champagne of Aisne".

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

The commune has two sites that are registered as historical monuments: *The Madame Max Park *The Chateau Park ;Other sites of interest *The Place Daniel Beaucreux in front of the church. In memory of the men and women of the

Canton of Condé-en-Brie The canton of Condé-en-Brie is a former administrative division in northern France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 27 communes, which joined the new canton of Ess ...

and the region who experienced deportation and death in the Nazi concentration camps. Marked: "Dead in Deportation, alive in our memories". *A Lavoir (Public laundry) in the main street has been decorated on the theme of the fable "The dairy and milk jug". *Little Switzerland of Condé, the area around the hamlet of Romandie, gives access to the Verdonnelle valley. *A Directional table opposite the ''Chemin de Glapiers'' on the road to Saint-Agnan offers an outstanding view of the Surmelin valley.

Religious heritage

The commune has several religious buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments: *The Church of Saint Bartholomew (12th century). It has one of the last wooden ceilings with alternating grain slats in the world. The Church contains three items that are registered as historical objects: **A Funeral Plaque of Madeleine de Castellan, widow of Louis Mallart, Counsellor to the King (1633) **The Tombstone of Guillaume de Baulne (1255) **A

Pulpit A pulpit is a raised stand for preachers in a Christian church. The origin of the word is the Latin ''pulpitum'' (platform or staging). The traditional pulpit is raised well above the surrounding floor for audibility and visibility, access ...

with 3 Bas-reliefs (16th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy

References

External links

Baulne-en-Brie on the old National Geographic Institute website

* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20130129083401/http://www.baulneenbrie.fr/ Baulne-en-Brie official website
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La Petite Roquette The La Roquette Prisons (the Grande Roquette and the Petite Roquette) were prisons in the 11th arrondissement of Paris, on both sides of the . Opened in 1830, they were finally closed in 1974. Today the site of la petite Roquette is occupied by , ...

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