Guny

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Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Guny
Commune
The church of Guny
Location of Guny
(2020–2026)		Jean-Marc Baillon^[1]
Area ¹	9.32 km² (3.60 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	368
• Density	39/km² (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	02363 /02300
Elevation	42–152 m (138–499 ft) (avg. 70 m or 230 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Guny (French pronunciation: [ɡyni]) is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

History

In 858, Guny's village is given to the abbey of Notre-Dame of Soissons by Charles the Bold.

In 1368, Enguerrand VII of Coucy grants the collectivity franchise to Guny and twenty-two other churches.

1914–1918, World War I devastated the village. From August 27 until September 28, the 11th and 20th infantry fight Battle of Ailette around Guny's quarries.

Saint Georges' church is destroyed. It was restored in 1923.

A new bell was inaugurated in November 1923, in a temporary church.

Geography

The river Ailette forms all of the commune's northeastern border.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	580	—
1968	562	−3.1%
1975	594	+5.7%
1982	549	−7.6%
1990	508	−7.5%
1999	447	−12.0%
2008	437	−2.2%

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.