Chauny

Chauny is a commune with 11,771 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Aisne in the Picardie region; it belongs to the district of Laon, is the capital of the canton of Chauny and seat of the municipal association Chauny - Tergnier.

Geography

Chauny lies on the Oise Oise and the parallel lateral canal, 34 kilometers from Soissons, 36 miles from Laon and 30 kilometers from Saint- Quentin. Near Chauny branch two shipping channels from the Oise - side channel from:

• The Canal de Saint- Quentin ( to the north )
• The Oise -Aisne Canal ( to the south ).

History

Demographics

Twinning

• Andenne (Belgium )
• Bergheim ( Germany )

Personalities

• Philippe Saude, a former French cyclist
• Jean -Olivier Hucleux, French contemporary painter and draftsman
• Marie -Françoise Constance Mayer -La Martinière, French painter
• Barthelemy Louis Joseph Schérer, French Revolution General and Minister of War of France