Aizelles

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Location of Aizelles

(2020–2026) Jean-Marie Merlo^[1]Area

4.88 km² (1.88 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

120 • Density25/km² (64/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

02007 /02820

Elevation73–175 m (240–574 ft)
(avg. 75 m or 246 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Aizelles (French pronunciation: [ezɛl]) is a commune in the department of Aisne in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France.

Geography

Aizelles is some 20 km southeast of Laon and 30 km northwest of Reims. There are only three access roads to the commune: the D889 running north from Corbeny to the town of Aizelles, the D89 running east from the D1044 from the western side of the commune, and the D88 which enters from the northeast of the commune. All three roads intersect in the village of Aizelles.

The commune is mostly farmland; however, there is a large forest, the Bois de Berrieux, to the east of the town. This forest occupies about a quarter of the land area of the commune.

The Ruisseau de Fayau runs through the village and the commune from northwest and is joined by the Ru du Moulin river before flowing to the Miette river southeast of the commune which in turn flows to the river Aisne to the south.^[3]

Neighbouring communes and towns

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Administration

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (April 2021)

List of Mayors of Aizelles^[4]

From	To	Name	Party	Position
2001	2008	Philippe Malpezzi	UMP
2008	Present	Jean-Marie Merlo^[1]	DVD

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	105	—
1975	92	−1.87%
1982	85	−1.12%
1990	81	−0.60%
1999	94	+1.67%
2007	105	+1.39%
2012	113	+1.48%
2017	125	+2.04%
Source: INSEE^[5]

Sights

Church of Saint Quentin
Space Galerie D'Art-Expo hosts regular exhibitions during the summer.

Notable people linked to the commune

Philippe Malpezzi
Mhaize, sculptor and ceramist^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ ^a ^b Google Maps
^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
^ Mhaize, sculptor and ceramist