Arrancy (French pronunciation: [aʁɑ̃si]) is a commune in the department of Aisne in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France.
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Coordinates: 49°29′34″N 3°45′19″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Aisne |
Arrondissement | Laon |
Canton | Laon-2 |
Intercommunality | Pays de Laon |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Georges Harant[1] |
Area 1 | 5.57 km2 (2.15 sq mi) |
Population | 51 |
• Density | 9.2/km2 (24/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 02024 /02860 |
Elevation | 100–209 m (328–686 ft) (avg. 120 m or 390 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Arrancy is located some 15 km southeast of Laon and 40 km northwest of Reims. It can be accessed by the D1044 road from Festieux in the north which passes down the eastern edge of the commune and continues south to Corbeny. The village is accessed by the D88 which runs west from the D1044 to the village then continues west to Ployart-et-Vaurseine. There are also some country roads which access the commune. The commune is mixed farmland and forest with no other hamlets or villages other than Arrancy.[3]
La Bièvre stream rises northeast of the village and flows southwest to the south of the village then west into the Ailette Lake.[3]
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List of Successive Mayors of Arrancy[4]
From | To | Name | Party |
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2001 | Present | Georges Harant[1] | UMP then LR |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 66 | — |
1975 | 56 | −2.32% |
1982 | 53 | −0.78% |
1990 | 42 | −2.87% |
1999 | 50 | +1.96% |
2007 | 47 | −0.77% |
2012 | 54 | +2.82% |
2017 | 53 | −0.37% |
Source: INSEE[5] |
The commune has two buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:
The Church of Saint-Rémi contains many items that are registered as historical objects: