Arrancy

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Location of Arrancy

(2020–2026) Georges Harant^[1]Area

5.57 km² (2.15 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

47 • Density8.4/km² (22/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

02024 /02860

Elevation100–209 m (328–686 ft)
(avg. 120 m or 390 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

Arrancy is located some 15 km southeast of Laon and 40 km northwest of Reims. It can be accessed by the D1044 road from Festieux in the north which passes down the eastern edge of the commune and continues south to Corbeny. The village is accessed by the D88 which runs west from the D1044 to the village then continues west to Ployart-et-Vaurseine. There are also some country roads which access the commune. The commune is mixed farmland and forest with no other hamlets or villages other than Arrancy.^[3]

La Bièvre stream rises northeast of the village and flows southwest to the south of the village then west into the Ailette Lake.^[3]

Neighbouring communes and villages

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Administration

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

List of Successive Mayors of Arrancy^[4]

From	To	Name	Party
2001	Present	Georges Harant^[1]	UMP then LR

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	66	—
1975	56	−2.32%
1982	53	−0.78%
1990	42	−2.87%
1999	50	+1.96%
2007	47	−0.77%
2012	54	+2.82%
2017	53	−0.37%
Source: INSEE^[5]

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

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

The Chateau of Arrancy (17th century) is registered as an historical monument.^[6]
The old Chateau of Arranceau (15th century) is registered as an historical monument.^[7]

Religious heritage

The Church of Saint-Rémi contains many items that are registered as historical objects:

A Statue (16th century)^[8]
A Statue: Saint Barbe (16th century)^[9]
A Tombstone of Charles Duglas, his wife, and their children (1703)^[10]
A Tombstone of Louis de Proisy and Louise de Gris, his wife (1628)^[11]
A Tombstone of Philippe Duglas (1614)^[12]
A Tombstone of Jacques de Proisy, Baron of La Bove, and Claudine d'Espena, his wife (1561)^[13]

Notable people linked to the commune

Thomas-Antoine-Jean Maussion, French politician, Mayor of Arrancy, died there in 1839.
Lieutenant-Colonel René de La Tour du Pin, Marquis of La Charce, was born on 1 April 1834 in Arrancy.

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 ^c Google Maps
^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA02000077 Chateau of Arrancy (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00115507 Chateau of Arranceau (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM02001416 Statue (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM02001415 Statue: Saint Barbe (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM02000041 Tombstone of Charles Duglas, his wife, and their children (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM02000040 Tombstone of Louis de Proisy and Louise de Gris, his wife (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM02000039 Tombstone of Philippe Duglas (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM02000038 Tombstone of Jacques de Proisy, Baron of La Bove, and Claudine d'Espena, his wife (in French)