Aulnois-sous-Laon (French pronunciation: ​[o(l)nwa su lɑ̃], literally Aulnois under Laon) is a commune in the department of Aisne in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France.

Aulnois-sous-Laon
Commune
Chateau
Coat of arms
Location of Aulnois-sous-Laon
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Coordinates: 49°36′47″N 3°36′29″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Aisne
Arrondissement	Laon
Canton	Laon-1
Intercommunality	Pays de Laon
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Denis Dumay[1]
Area 1	10.01 km2 (3.86 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	1,386
• Density	140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	02037 /02000
Elevation	66–115 m (217–377 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Aulnois-sous-Laon is located some 30 km southeast of Saint-Quentin and 5 km due north of Laon. The A26 autoroute passes through the northeastern part of the commune but has no exit in the commune. The D967 road also passes through the commune from Crecy-sur-Serre in the north continuing to Laon in the south. The village can be accessed by the D541 branching west from the D967 passing through the village and continuing west to Vivaise. The D545 road also come from the south through the village and continues northeast to Barenton-Bugny. The commune is predominantly farmland with a little forest.[3]

The Ru d'Alnois rises south of the village and flows northeast changing to the Ruisseau de Longuedeau and forming the northeastern border of the commune before continuing northeast joining the Ru des Barentons which eventually joins the Souche river at Barenton-sur-Serre.[3]

Neighbouring communes and villages

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Heraldry

The official status of the blazon remains to be determined Blazon: Or, with escutcheon gules charged with three martlets in sable supporting a castle of four towers argent port and windows sable all supported by two Alder branches fructed in vert and posed in inverted chevron, all accompanied by three martlets sable at dexter chief, sinister chief, and base.

Administration

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List of Successive Mayors of Aulnois-sous-Laon[4]

Population

Sights

Two sites in the commune are registered as historical monuments:

• The remains of an old Feudal Castle (13th century)[6]
• The Park around the Castle[7]

See also

• Communes of the Aisne department

References

External links

• Aulnois-sous-Laon official website (in French)
• Aulnois-sous-Laon on the old National Geographic Institute website (in French)
• 40000 bell towers website (in French)
• Aulnois-sous-Laon on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
• Aulnois on the 1750 Cassini Map

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