Jeantes () is a
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the
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.[department
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Government and military
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in
Hauts-de-France
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in northern
France
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.
History
It has been concluded that the area was occupied during the Gallic and Gallo-Roman times due to remains found nearby. The names "Jantha" or "Janta-Curtis" were used during the 12th century. In the 17th century, under the lordship of the Clairfontaine Abbey, the village (at the time named "Jeante-la-Ville") belonged to the Counts of Apremont until the French Revolution.
Population
Places
The village contains the Church of St. Martin, a
fortified church
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that has been classified as a ''
Monument Historique
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'' since 1987. The church is visited by many tourists, but particularly Dutch people.
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
Communes of Aisne
Aisne communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia
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