Amifontaine
Amifontaine | |
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Commune | |
 Town hall | |
Location of Amifontaine  | |
  Amifontaine  Amifontaine | |
| Coordinates: 49°29′01″N 3°55′09″E / 49.4836°N 3.9192°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Aisne |
| Arrondissement | Laon |
| Canton | Villeneuve-sur-Aisne |
| Intercommunality | Champagne Picarde |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Denis Serin[1] |
| Area 1 | 27.9 km2 (10.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 387 |
| • Density | 14/km2 (36/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 02013 /02190 |
| Elevation | 64–119 m (210–390 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. | |
Amifontaine (French pronunciation: [amifɔ̃tɛn]) is a commune in the department of Aisne in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France.
Geography
[edit]Amifontaine is located some 20 km southeast of Laon and 40 km northwest of Rheims. The Autoroute des Anglais (A26, E17) passes through the western side of the commune from north to south but has no exit in the commune. Access to the commune is by road D52 from Ramecourt in the northwest through the commune to the village and continuing south-east to Prouvais. There is also road D89 from La Malmaison in the northeast through the village to Juvincourt-et-Damary in the southwest. The D24 road also passes through the north of the commune from west to east forming the southern border of a large forested area extending beyond the northern border of the commune. The commune is almost entirely farmland except for the forested area in the north.[3] Amifontaine station has rail connections to Reims and Laon.
The small river Miette (also called La Source à l'Aisne in its uppermost part) rises north of the village and flows south to join the river Aisne near Berry-au-Bac.[4]
Neighbouring communes and villages
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Administration
[edit]List of Successive Mayors of Amifontaine[5]
| In office | Name | Party | Ref. | |||
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| March 2001 | 2014 | Philippe Bonnet | DVG | |||
| 2014 | Present | Denis Serin | SE | |||
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History
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From 8 December 1939 to 16 May 1940 No. 12 Squadron RAF was stationed at an airstrip in Amifontaine.[6] On 12 May 1940 a mission was flown from Amifontaine to destroy two bridges over the Albert Canal. Only one out of five aircraft returned. Flying Officer Garland and Sergeant Gray were both awarded posthumous Victoria Crosses for "most conspicuous bravery".[7]
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 417 | — |
| 1975 | 420 | +0.10% |
| 1982 | 376 | −1.57% |
| 1990 | 351 | −0.86% |
| 1999 | 387 | +1.09% |
| 2007 | 404 | +0.54% |
| 2012 | 415 | +0.54% |
| 2017 | 404 | −0.54% |
| Source: INSEE[8] | ||
Sites and monuments
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- Saint-Rémi Church
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Amifontaine Cross -
The War Memorial
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b Google Maps
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - La Miette (H1430600)".
- ^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
- ^ History of War
- ^ London Gazette No. 34870, 11 June 1940 Read online
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
[edit]- Amifontaine on the old National Geographical Institute website (in French)
- 40000 Bell Towers website (in French)
- Amifontaine on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
- Amifontaine on the 1750 Cassini Map
