Guny
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Guny | |
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![]() The church of Guny | |
Coordinates:49°31′11″N3°16′06″E/ 49.5197°N 3.2683°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Aisne |
Arrondissement | Laon |
Canton | Vic-sur-Aisne |
Government | |
• Mayor(2020–2026) | Jean-Marc Baillon[1] |
Area 1 | 9.32 km2(3.60 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 368 |
• Density | 39/km2(100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00(CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00(CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 02363/02300 |
Elevation | 42–152 m (138–499 ft) (avg. 70 m or 230 ft) |
1French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2(0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Guny(French pronunciation:[ɡyni]) is acommunein theAisnedepartmentinHauts-de-Francein northernFrance.
History
[edit]In 858, Guny's village is given to the abbey ofNotre-Dame of Soissonsby Charles the Bold.
In 1368, Enguerrand VII of Coucy grants the collectivity franchise to Guny and twenty-two other churches.
1914–1918, World War I devastated the village. From August 27 until September 28, the 11th and 20th infantry fight Battle of Ailette around Guny's quarries.
Saint Georges' church is destroyed. It was restored in 1923.
A new bell was inaugurated in November 1923, in a temporary church.
Geography
[edit]The riverAiletteforms all of the commune's northeastern border.
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 580 | — |
1968 | 562 | −3.1% |
1975 | 594 | +5.7% |
1982 | 549 | −7.6% |
1990 | 508 | −7.5% |
1999 | 447 | −12.0% |
2008 | 437 | −2.2% |
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Répertoire national des élus: les maires"(in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^"Populations légales 2021"(in French).The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies.28 December 2023.
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