Aisonville-et-Bernoville

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

(2020–2026) Christian Parent^[1]Area8.73 km² (3.37 sq mi)Population259 • Density30/km² (77/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation108–166 m (354–545 ft)
(avg. 166 m or 545 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Aisonville-et-Bernoville is a commune in the department of Aisne in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France.

Geography

The commune is some 15 km north-east of Saint-Quentin and some 8 km north-west of Guise. The commune can be accessed from Etaves-et-Bocquiaux in the west by road D31 which runs east into the commune and into the town where it joins road D960 which runs northwest to Bohain-en-Vermandois and south-east to join road D68. Road D68 also runs from the town north-east to Grougis and south-west to Montigny-en-Arrouaise. Road D67 runs from Remaucort to near the Oise river form the southern border of the commune. The commune is almost all farmland except for a small area of forest near the town. There is only one other hamlet - that of Bernoville - which is close to the main town.^[3]

Neighbouring communes and villages

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History

From 10 to 18 October 1918, the Battle of Aisonville-et-Bernoville was dominated by nearly 10 French regiments who overcame a powerful German army entrenched in the village. On the French side there were two thousand casualties, including 400 deaths.

Administration

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Mayors of Aisonville-et-Bernoville^[4]

From	To	Name
2001	2015	Alain Violette
2016	Present	Christian Parent

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	343	—
1975	300	−1.90%
1982	251	−2.52%
1990	216	−1.86%
1999	291	+3.37%
2007	295	+0.17%
2012	274	−1.47%
2017	255	−1.43%
Source: INSEE[5]

Economic activity

The Brasserie of Bernoville was installed in 1984. It is a microbrewery whose main production is the amber beer Bernoville. It also produces "The Beer Country of Guise".

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

The commune has a one building that is registered as an historical monument:

• The Château de Bernoville (19th century)^[6] is of a regional architecture in brick and stone. The old stables have been converted into a three-star hotel.

Religious heritage

The commune has two religious buildings that are registered as historical monuments:

• The Parish Church of Notre-Dame de la Nativité (18th century).^[7] The church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
  • A Eucharistic Suspension (17th century)^[8]
  • An Altar painting: the Assumption (17th century)^[9]
  • A Retable (19th century)^[10]
  • The Main Altar (18th century)^[11]
  • The Main Altar retable and painting (17th century)^[12]
  • A Painting: Nativité Puységur (17th century)^[13]
  • A Statue: Virgin and Child (19th century)^[14]
  • A Cross: Christ on the Cross (17th century)^[15]
• The former Parish Church of Saint-Jean (1841).^[16] The church contains one item that is registered as an historical object:
  • A painting and frame: the Education of Christ (17th century)^[17]

Notable people linked to the communes

• Dame Marie Martine Camps-Laurent, wife of Ferdinand de l'Epine was the Lady of Bernoville, Aisonville, and of Roberfart and other places.^[18] She died in 1777 and her will, which was dated 10 May 1774, made her husband her sole heir but was annulled by a decree of the parliament of Paris on 1 September 1780.^[19]

See also

• Communes of the Aisne department

References

External links

• Aisonville-et-Bernoville on the old IGN website (in French)
• Aisonville-et-Bernoville on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
• Aisonville and Bernoville on the 1750 Cassini Map