Aisonville-et-Bernoville

Aisonville-et-Bernoville
Commune
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Aisonville-et-Bernoville
Coat of arms
Location of Aisonville-et-Bernoville
Map
Aisonville-et-Bernoville is located in France
Aisonville-et-Bernoville
Aisonville-et-Bernoville
Aisonville-et-Bernoville is located in Hauts-de-France
Aisonville-et-Bernoville
Aisonville-et-Bernoville
Coordinates: 49°56′05″N 3°31′21″E / 49.9347°N 3.5225°E / 49.9347; 3.5225
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentAisne
ArrondissementVervins
CantonGuise
IntercommunalityThiérache Sambre et Oise
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Christian Parent[1]
Area
1
8.73 km2 (3.37 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
257
 • Density29/km2 (76/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
02006 /02110
Elevation108–166 m (354–545 ft)
(avg. 166 m or 545 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Aisonville-et-Bernoville is a commune in the department of Aisne in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France.

Geography

The commune is some 15 km north-east of Saint-Quentin and some 8 km north-west of Guise. The commune can be accessed from Etaves-et-Bocquiaux in the west by road D31 which runs east into the commune and into the town where it joins road D960 which runs northwest to Bohain-en-Vermandois and south-east to join road D68. Road D68 also runs from the town north-east to Grougis and south-west to Montigny-en-Arrouaise. Road D67 runs from Remaucort to near the Oise river form the southern border of the commune. The commune is almost all farmland except for a small area of forest near the town. There is only one other hamlet - that of Bernoville - which is close to the main town.[3]

Neighbouring communes and villages

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History

From 10 to 18 October 1918, the Battle of Aisonville-et-Bernoville was dominated by nearly 10 French regiments who overcame a powerful German army entrenched in the village. On the French side there were two thousand casualties, including 400 deaths.

Administration

Mayors of Aisonville-et-Bernoville[4]

From To Name
2001 2015 Alain Violette
2016 Present Christian Parent

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 343—    
1975 300−1.90%
1982 251−2.52%
1990 216−1.86%
1999 291+3.37%
2007 295+0.17%
2012 274−1.47%
2017 255−1.43%
Source: INSEE[5]
The War Memorial
The entrance to the village

Culture and heritage

The Château de Bernoville

Civil heritage

The commune has a one building that is registered as an historical monument:

  • The Château de Bernoville (19th century)[6] is of a regional architecture in brick and stone. The old stables have been converted into a three-star hotel.

Religious heritage

The Parish Church of Notre-Dame

The commune has two religious buildings that are registered as historical monuments:

  • The Parish Church of Notre-Dame de la Nativité (18th century).[7] The church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
    • A Eucharistic Suspension (17th century)[8]
    • An Altar painting: the Assumption (17th century)[9]
    • A Retable (19th century)[10]
    • The Main Altar (18th century)[11]
    • The Main Altar retable and painting (17th century)[12]
    • A Painting: Nativité Puységur (17th century)[13]
    • A Statue: Virgin and Child (19th century)[14]
    • A Cross: Christ on the Cross (17th century)[15]
  • The former Parish Church of Saint-Jean (1841).[16] The church contains one item that is registered as an historical object:
    • A painting and frame: the Education of Christ (17th century)[17]

Notable people linked to the communes

  • Dame Marie Martine Camps-Laurent, wife of Ferdinand de l'Epine was the Lady of Bernoville, Aisonville, and of Roberfart and other places.[18] She died in 1777 and her will, which was dated 10 May 1774, made her husband her sole heir but was annulled by a decree of the parliament of Paris on 1 September 1780.[19]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ a b Google Maps
  4. ^ List of Mayors of France
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  6. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00027386 Chateau (in French)
  7. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA02000472 Parish Church of Notre-Dame de la Nativité (in French)
  8. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02002092 Eucharistic Suspension (in French)
  9. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02002087 Altar painting: the Assumption (in French)
  10. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02002086 Retable (in French)
  11. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02002085 Main Altar (in French)
  12. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02002084 Main Altar retable and painting (in French)
  13. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02002083 Painting: Nativité Puységur (in French)
  14. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02002082 Painting: Nativité Puységur (in French)
  15. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02002081 Cross: Christ on the Cross (in French)
  16. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA02000467 Former Parish Church of Saint-Jean (in French)
  17. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02002090 Painting and frame: the Education of Christ (in French)
  18. ^ Parish Register of Quesnoy (59): Her husband remarried on 3 November 1782.
  19. ^ Universal and reasoned Directory of civil, criminal, canonical and beneficial, by Joseph Nicolas Guyot and others, 1785, Vol 17, page 119 et al. - rubrique Testament, consultable on Google Books. (in French)
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