Aubenton
Aubenton is a commune with 695 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Aisne in the Picardie region; it belongs to the arrondissement of Vervins and Canton Aubenton.
Geography
The municipality lies on the River Aubenton Thon, about 14 kilometers south-east of Hirson and 15 kilometers south of the border with Belgium.
Demographics
Structures
Both the Church of the Assumption ( Église Notre- Dame-de- l'Assomption ) and a manor ( Manoir ) at Rue du Coqvert stand as a monument historique a historical monument.
Jean- Mermoz Museum
Personalities
- Jean Mermoz, pilot
- Joseph Nelson Soye, physician and deputy