Guise (; nl, Wieze) is a

commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: 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 in

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in northern

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. The city was the birthplace of the noble family of

Guise Guise (; nl, Wieze) is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. The city was the birthplace of the noble family of Guise, Dukes of Guise, who later became Princes of Joinville. Population Sights The remains ...

, Dukes of Guise, who later became

Princes of Joinville A prince is a male ruler (ranked below a king, grand prince, and grand duke) or a male member of a monarch's or former monarch's family. ''Prince'' is also a title of nobility (often highest), often hereditary, in some European states. The ...

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The remains of the medieval castle of Guise, the seat of the

Dukes of Guise Count of Guise and Duke of Guise (pronounced �ɥiz were titles in the French nobility. Originally a seigneurie, in 1417 Guise was erected into a county for René, a younger son of Louis II of Anjou. While disputed by the House of Luxembourg ( ...

, is within the commune.

Economy

Guise is the agricultural centre of the northern area of Aisne.

Miscellaneous

Guise was the birthplace of

Camille Desmoulins Lucie-Simplice-Camille-Benoît Desmoulins (; 2 March 17605 April 1794) was a French journalist and politician who played an important role in the French Revolution. Desmoulins was tried and executed alongside Georges Danton when the Committee ...

(1760–1794), a

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and

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who played an important part in the

French Revolution The French Revolution ( ) was a period of radical political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789 and ended with the formation of the French Consulate in November 1799. Many of its ideas are considere ...

, and that of

Jeanne Macherez Jeanne Macherez (12 April 1852 – 9 December 1930) was a French heroine during the World War I. In 1914, she proclaimed herself Mayor of Soissons.Jouve, Franck et Michèle, "la vraie histoire des femmes de 14-18", éditions ''Chronique'', 2013, p. ...

who was a heroine during the World War I. Familistère Central Guise Intérieur

Over a period of 20 years, beginning about 1856,

Jean-Baptiste Godin Jean-Baptiste is a male French name, originating with Saint John the Baptist, and sometimes shortened to Baptiste. The name may refer to any of the following: Persons * Charles XIV John of Sweden, born Jean-Baptiste Jules Bernadotte, was King o ...

built the (the Social Palace), an industrial and communal residential complex that was a separate community within Guise. It expressed many of his ideas about developing social sympathy through improved housing and services for workers and their families, influenced by the ideas of the philosopher

Charles Fourier François Marie Charles Fourier (;; 7 April 1772 – 10 October 1837) was a French philosopher, an influential early socialist thinker and one of the founders of utopian socialism. Some of Fourier's social and moral views, held to be radical in ...

. In 1880 Godin created a cooperative association by which the workers owned and managed the complex. This continued until 1968. On the 29th of August 1914 the

Battle of St. Quentin (1914) The Battle of St. Quentin (also called the First Battle of Guise (french: 1ere Bataille de Guise) was fought from 29 to 30 August 1914, during the First World War. Battle On the night of 26 August 1914, the Allies withdrew from Le Cateau to ...

was fought in and around the town. A memorial in Guise celebrates this event.

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