Aisne

The Aisne [ ɛn ] is a French department of atomic number 02 It is in the north of the country in the Picardie region, and is named after the river Aisne.

Geography

The department is bordered to the north by the Northern Territory, in the north- east of Belgium, to the east by the department of Ardennes and Marne, in the south of the department of Seine -et -Marne and on the west by the departments of Oise and Somme.

Major rivers in the department are Aisne, Marne, Ourcq, Vesle, Somme, Oise, Serre.

Coat of arms

Description: In blue and gold are divided by white wavy bars on the top three blue oblique beams and right below a white bar with double-sided golden meander.

History

The Aisne is one of the 83 departments that were formed on March 4, 1790 during the French Revolution. It was summed up in areas of the Ile- de -France ( Laonnois, Soissonsnais, Noyon, Valois ) and Picardy ( thiérache, Vermandois ). All incorporations are grouped under municipal mergers in the department of Aisne.

Population

The inhabitants of the Aisne called Axonais.

Demography

The Aisne contains some cities of medium importance, which are surrounded by numerous but often very small towns. The department lost in the 2nd half of the 19th century a part of its population due to rural-urban migration, which could be compensated by the industrial development to some extent. In both world wars, particularly affected, the department of its population from 1900 has subsequently almost reached again. For about 30 years of industrial decline creates a stagnation in the number of inhabitants ( 526 346 inhabitants in 1968, 535 489 1999). Only the south, due to its proximity to agglomeration of Paris, still has a demographic growth.

Cities

The most densely populated municipalities of the department of Aisne:

Administrative divisions

The Aisne is divided into five arrondissements, 42 cantons and 816 communes: