36-513: (Redirected from Epagny ) Épagny may refer to the following places in France: Épagny, Aisne , a commune in the department of Aisne Épagny, Côte-d'Or , a commune in the department of Côte-d'Or Épagny, Haute-Savoie , a commune in the department of Haute-Savoie [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with
72-562: A ford across the River Somme . During the late Roman period, it is possible that the civitas capital was transferred back to Vermand (whose name comes from Veromandis ); almost nothing relating to the fourth century has been found in Saint-Quentin. During the early Middle Ages, a major monastery, now the Basilica of Saint-Quentin , developed, based on pilgrimage to the tomb of Quentin ,
108-522: A Roman Christian who came to evangelize the region and was martyred in Augusta, giving rise to a new town which was named after him. From the 9th century, Saint-Quentin was the capital of Vermandois County. From the 10th century, the counts of Vermandois (descendants of the Carolingian , then Capetian families) were very powerful. The city grew rapidly: the "bourgeois" organized themselves and obtained, in
144-556: Is Frédérique Macarez, a member of the centre-right LR Party. The city was founded by the Romans, in the Augustean period, to replace the oppidum of Vermand (11 km away) as the capital of Viromandui (Celtic Belgian people who occupied the region). It received the name " Augusta Viromanduorum ", Augusta of the Viromandui , in honor of the emperor Augustus. The site is that of
180-487: Is a French department in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France. It is named after the river Aisne . In 2020, it had a population of 529,374. The department borders Nord (to the north), Somme and Oise (to the west), Ardennes and Marne (east), and Seine-et-Marne (south-west) and Belgium (Province of Hainaut ) (to the north-east). The river Aisne crosses the area from east to west, where it joins
216-590: Is a city in the Aisne department , Hauts-de-France , northern France. It has been identified as the Augusta Veromanduorum of antiquity. It is named after Saint Quentin of Amiens , who is said to have been martyred there in the 3rd century. Saint-Quentin is a sub-prefecture of Aisne. Although Saint-Quentin is by far the largest city in Aisne, the capital is the third-largest city, Laon . The mayor of Saint-Quentin
252-600: Is a mixture of rural areas and working-class towns. As a place of residence for some families working in Paris or Île-de-France , Aisne was for many years a department rather oriented to the left, with a majority on the General Council on the left since 1998, and the same for the majority of parliamentary seats representing the department in the National Assembly. However, since the 2000s, Aisne has strongly shifted in favour of
288-488: Is an average of 500 to 750 mm precipitation annually. Weather Data for Saint Quentin – Roupy The department is crossed by three railway lines from Paris: the first two from the Gare du Nord and the third from the Gare de l'Est : In 1873, the department of Aisne had 10 railway companies with a total length of 382 km. Aisne developed from the ancient settlement of Acinum, from which its name derives. The Battle of
324-547: Is dominated by masses of rock which often have steep flanks. These rocks appear all over the region, but the most impressive examples are at Laon and the Chemin des Dames ridge. The department of Aisne includes one medium-sized city (Saint-Quentin) and three small cities (Laon, Soissons and Château-Thierry) to which may be added the conglomeration formed by Chauny and Tergnier. There are many other agglomerations of an urban character because Aisne has been densely populated since before
360-579: The Cathedral of Laon , the Chemin des Dames and the Château de Coucy . Among the many places to explore are: In 2020, the department had 3.4% of second homes. During World War I a number of significant architectural monuments were destroyed. Of the buildings that survived, the medieval churches in Laon, Braine , and Urcel are the most significant. The ruined castle of La Ferté-Milon escaped further damage during
396-516: The Champagne fairs and the cities of Flanders (wine exportation, etc.): it had an important annual fair. It also benefited from its location in the heart of a rich agricultural region (trade of grain and "guède" ( woad ), a high-value blue dye). From the 14th century, Saint-Quentin suffered from this strategic position: it endured the French-English wars ( Hundred Years' War ). In the 15th century,
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#1733093022488432-464: The Front National , Marine Le Pen , received a majority of the votes cast: 52.91%. In the second round of the 2022 French presidential election , Aisne was the mainland departement with the highest percentage support for her. Aisne is divided into five arrondissements and 21 cantons . The department has 798 communes and five parliamentary constituencies . Aisne lost some of its population in
468-512: The National Rally . Indeed, Aisne is the department that was most favourable to this party during the 2012 presidential elections , having won 26.33% of votes there. In 2017, Aisne votes 52.91% in favour of the National Rally during the second round. In 2022, this value was 7 points higher, at 59.91%; The smaller cities of the northern department such as Guise , Hirson , Vervins and
504-816: The Oise , and the Serre . In the south of the department, there is the Surmelin , the Verdonnelle, and the Dhuys (this river is channeled into the Dhuis Aqueduct, 131 km long, to supply drinking water to Paris since 1 October 1865 and also more recently the Leisure Park of Marne-la-Vallée ). The department is also crossed by numerous canals (e.g. the Canal of Saint-Quentin , 93 km). There
540-434: The Oise . The Marne forms part of the southern boundary of the department with the department of Seine-et-Marne. The southern part of the department is the geographical region known as la Brie poilleuse , a drier plateau known for its dairy products and Brie cheese. According to the 2003 census, the forested area of the department was 123,392 hectares, or 16.6% for an average metropolitan area of 27.4%. The landscape
576-575: The 18th century, when these textiles were exported across Europe and the Americas. During the First French Empire , difficulties in the export market brought economic decline. At the request of the municipality, Napoleon ordered the razing of the fortifications, to allow the city to grow beyond its old boundaries. In 1814-1815, Saint-Quentin was occupied by the Russian army , but without any damage. In
612-556: The 19th century, Saint-Quentin developed into a thriving industrial city, thanks to entrepreneurs constantly on the lookout for new technologies. Textiles and mechanical devices were foremost among a wide variety of products. In 1870, during the Franco-Prussian War , the population repelled the Prussians on 8 October, but the city fell during the second offensive. The hopeless but heroic action had national repercussions: Saint-Quentin
648-679: The 19th century. The villages are numerous and rather small. The most populous commune is Saint-Quentin ; the prefecture Laon is the third-most populous. As of 2019, there are 7 communes with more than 10,000 inhabitants: See also: List of the communes of the Aisne department . The Scheldt (which takes its source near Le Catelet ), the Aisne , the Marne , the Ourcq , the Vesle , the Somme (which rises in Fonsommes ),
684-529: The Axona was fought nearby in 57 BC. Aisne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from parts of the former provinces of Île-de-France (Laon, Soissons, Noyon, and Valois, which are actually historical and cultural parts of Picardy that were annexed to Île-de-France ), Picardy (Thiérache Vermandois), and Champagne (Brie, and Omois). Most of
720-412: The ages of two and ten, were killed in a house fire in the city. Their parents had recently separated and their father was hosting the children at his new home for the first time for the weekend, as they had been spending most of their time with their mother. At 10:30pm local time on 30 March the fire started via an unknown cause. The children's father, alongside neighbours, made desperate attempts to save
756-465: The children, but by the time the emergency services arrived, it was too late. The building was considered "too dangerous to enter" and the bodies of the five children were discovered once the fire was extinguished. The children's father was seriously burned in a failed attempt to save his children's lives and jumped through a window to safety. He was hospitalised and wasn't informed until later on Sunday that his children had died. [1] [2] Saint-Quentin
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#1733093022488792-524: The city was disputed between the king of France and the dukes of Burgundy (it is one of the "cities of the Somme"). Ravaged by the plague on several occasions, its population decreased, while its economy was in crisis: its fair was increasingly irrelevant, and agricultural production diminished. The declining textile industry turned to the production of linen canvas. Meanwhile, the city faced major expenses to maintain its fortifications and armed troops. Between
828-540: The economy, especially cereal crops. Beet sugar is one of the most important industrial crops of the area. Silk, cotton, and wool weaving flourish in Saint-Quentin and other towns. Saint-Gobain is known for its production of mirrors, which started in the 17th century. Guise is the agricultural centre of the northern area of Aisne. Volkswagen Group France has headquarters in Villers-Cotterêts . The department
864-530: The end of the 15th century and the mid-17th century, this strategic position was the cause of frequent misfortune. In 1557, a siege by the Spanish army (as part of the battle of Saint-Quentin ) ended with the looting of the city and its desertion for two years. Given back to France in 1559, it underwent intense fortification work: the medieval wall, redesigned several times, was protected by many new advanced fortifications. Two districts were razed to make way for them. In
900-573: The mid-17th century, the city escaped the sieges, but suffered the horrors of wars ravaging the Picardy region , accompanied by the plague (in 1636, 3,000 people died, out of perhaps 10,000 inhabitants) and famine. In the second half of the 17th century, the conquests of Louis XIV moved the border away from Saint- Quentin, and it lost much of its strategic role. At the end of the 16th century, its textile production specialized in fine flax canvas ( batiste and lawn ). This brought prosperity, particularly in
936-526: The mid-1970s, when the French textile industry began to suffer through competition from developing countries . The Gare de Saint-Quentin is the railway station, offering connections to Paris, Reims, Amiens, Lille and several regional destinations. The A26 motorway connects Saint-Quentin with Reims and Calais, the A29 with Amiens. The city was a pivotal centre of mulquinerie . On 30 March 2013 five children between
972-550: The old growth forests in the area were destroyed during battles in World War I . The French offensive against the Chemin des Dames in spring 1917 is sometimes referred to as the Second Battle of the Aisne . The arms of Aisne are blazoned : Party per fess wavy argent, one of Or three bendlets of azure; two of azure with band argent between two cotices potent counter potent of Or and Azure . Agriculture dominates
1008-591: The railway city of Tergnier are sources of support for left-wing parties. The President of the General Council is the Liberal Nicolas Fricoteaux. In the 2021 departmental election , the Departmental Council of Aisne was elected as follows: In the second round of the French presidential elections of 2017 Aisne was one of only two departments (along nearby Pas-de-Calais ) in which the candidate of
1044-577: The same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Épagny&oldid=540330172 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Aisne Aisne ( / eɪ n / ayn , US also / ɛ n / en ; French: [ɛːn] ; Picard : Ainne )
1080-419: The second half of the 12th century (a very early date), a municipal charter , which guaranteed their commune a large degree of autonomy. At the beginning of the 13th century, Saint-Quentin entered the royal domain . At that time, it was a thriving city, based on its wool textile industry (city "drapante"). It was also a centre of commerce boosted by its position on the border of the kingdom of France, between
1116-491: The second half of the 19th century, due to the rural exodus but this was limited by the industrial development in the north of the department (Saint-Quentin, Chaunois, Thiérache). Greatly affected by the First World War , the department has seen its population grow slightly to the same level as in 1900. For thirty years, the industrial decline has caused stagnation of the population (526,346 in 1968, 535,489 in 1999). Only
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1152-540: The south-west of the department, close to the Paris conurbation, has seen much population growth. Population development since 1791: The boat tours relates in part to the Canal de Saint-Quentin with its electric towage and two tunnels (Lesdins and Riqueval/Vendhuile). In 2007, a large infrastructure for tourist accommodation, the Center Parcs , was built on the Lake of Ailette , close to many tourist attractions such as
1188-732: The war. Of the castles that survived, some were used as prisons, such as the Castle of Vadancourt, near Saint-Quentin (500 prisoners). It is thought that the Aisne River was the birthplace of the trench warfare seen in the First World War. The British Expeditionary Force (BEF) had initial early successes driving the Germans back to the Aisne River; the German troops dug in and managed to hold out against both British and French attacks. This German entrenchment
1224-557: Was decorated with the Legion of Honour . On 19 January 1871 the French army was defeated near the town. The First World War hit Saint-Quentin very hard. In September 1914, the city was overrun; it endured a harsh occupation. From 1916, it lay at the heart of the war zone, because the Germans had integrated it into the Hindenburg Line . After the evacuation of the population in March, the town
1260-447: Was systematically looted and industrial equipment removed or destroyed. The fighting destroyed it: 80% of buildings (including the Basilica of Saint-Quentin ) were damaged. Despite national support, the reconstruction process was long, and the city struggled to regain its pre-1914 dynamism. The 1911 population of 55,000 was achieved again only in the mid-1950s, in the context of general economic expansion. This prosperity continued until
1296-576: Was to mould the entire face of World War One as both sides began digging in and fortifying their positions. Thus began the stalemate that became a significant feature of the First World War. This linguistic variance probably explains the difficulty for residents south of Aisne to identify themselves as belonging to the Picardy region. Saint-Quentin, Aisne Saint-Quentin ( French: [sɛ̃ kɑ̃tɛ̃] ; Picard : Saint-Kintin ; older Dutch : Sint-Kwintens [sɪnt ˈkʋɪntəns] )
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