Chaudardes
Chaudardes | |
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Town hall | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Chaudardes | |
Chaudardes Chaudardes | |
| Coordinates: 49°23′33″N 3°47′32″E / 49.3925°N 3.7922°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Aisne |
| Arrondissement | Laon |
| Canton | Villeneuve-sur-Aisne |
| Intercommunality | Champagne Picarde |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–2026) | Christophe Boselli[1] |
Area 1 | 4.7 km2 (1.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 91 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (50/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 02171 /02160 |
| Elevation | 47–78 m (154–256 ft) (avg. 80 m or 260 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Chaudardes (French pronunciation: [ʃodaʁd]) is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 62 | — |
| 1975 | 54 | −1.95% |
| 1982 | 46 | −2.26% |
| 1990 | 68 | +5.01% |
| 1999 | 82 | +2.10% |
| 2007 | 85 | +0.45% |
| 2012 | 88 | +0.70% |
| 2017 | 87 | −0.23% |
| 2023 | 91 | +0.75% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Sights
- The church, which is a registered historic monument.
- The "lavoir", a public place where the women used to wash their clothes and which is also a "monument historique" because of its Blessed Virgin Mary statue whose color is still visible here and there
- The chapel, which is behind the lavoir and which can no longer be visited (stones fall)
- A statue of the Virgin Mary with the infant Jesus on the village square, near the church
- The graveyard
- The river Aisne and the ruins of a bridge which was designed to link Chaudardes with Concevreux, a village on the other side of the river (this bridge has been destroyed during the World War I)
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 30 November 2023.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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