Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique
Coucy -le- Château- Auffrique is a commune of 1064 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Aisne in the Picardie region; it belongs to the district of Laon and is the capital of the canton of Coucy -le- Château- Auffrique
Geography
The community is located about 15 kilometers north of Soissons, above the Ailette valley. The Ailette and the Oise -Aisne parallel channel partially form the southern boundary of the parish
History
In the Middle Ages it was the headquarters of the powerful barons de Coucy, Enguerrand III among them. Enguerrand VII de Coucy and. In his time, the Castle Coucy one of the most important fortresses in Europe and possessed with more than 50 meters high Donjon the world's largest residential tower. During the Fronde, the castle was partially destroyed in 1652 for refusing to submit to Louis XIV by the troops of Mazarin and abandoned as a castle. 1917 German troops blew up the huge round tower and other buildings of the main castle during a front laying in World War I and damaged heavily the massive plant. Today, it is only preserved as a ruin.
The extremely confident motto Enguerrands, which also includes some interest was said at the French throne, was " Roy ne suis, ne Prince, ne Duc, ne Compte Aussy - je suis le Sire de Coucy! " - " King I 'm not, no prince, no Duke, no count - I am the Lord of Coucy " his successors took it as a motto.
The municipality of Coucy -le- Château- Auffrique originated in 1921 from the merger of the municipalities Coucy- le -Château and Auffrique -et- Nogent.
Demographics
Attractions
- Coucy Castle, Monument historique
- Saint-Sauveur church, Momnument historique
- Nogent- sous- Coucy
- Porte de Laon, Monument historique
Church of Saint- Sauveur
Porte de Laon