Pargny-la-Dhuys

Pargny-la-Dhuys
A general view of Pargny-la-Dhuys
Location of Pargny-la-Dhuys
Pargny-la-Dhuys
Pargny-la-Dhuys
Coordinates: 48°57′13″N 3°33′18″E / 48.9536°N 3.555°E / 48.9536; 3.555
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentAisne
ArrondissementChâteau-Thierry
CantonEssômes-sur-Marne
IntercommunalityCA Région de Château-Thierry
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Gaëlle Vaudé[1]
Area
1
12.66 km2 (4.89 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
174
 • Density13.7/km2 (35.6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
02590 /02330
Elevation109–221 m (358–725 ft)
(avg. 145 m or 476 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pargny-la-Dhuys (French pronunciation: [paʁɲi la dɥis]) is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 224—    
1975 166−4.19%
1982 141−2.30%
1990 156+1.27%
1999 158+0.14%
2007 166+0.62%
2012 179+1.52%
2017 170−1.03%
2023 174+0.39%
Source: INSEE[3]

Sights

The commune's church is St. Martin Church, which has Gothic arches and a slender belfry.

Pargny-la-Dhuys is a former forge that was built on an iron mine belonging to the County of Braine in the fifteenth century .

The last lord of the commune was the Count de la Tour du Pin.

This is the location of the catchment of the Dhuis: an aqueduct of 131 km built between 1863 and 1865 that now supplies the city of Paris and the park at Marne-la-Vallee with water.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE