Ambleny Explained

Ambleny
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason ville fr Ambleny (Aisne).svg
Arrondissement:	Soissons
Canton:	Vic-sur-Aisne
Insee:	02011
Postal Code:	02290
Mayor:	Jean-Marie Bouvier^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	Retz-en-Valois
Coordinates:	49.3808°N 3.1844°W
Elevation M:	42
Elevation Min M:	38
Elevation Max M:	153
Area Km2:	17.32

Ambleny (in French pronounced as /ɑ̃bləni/) is a commune in the department of Aisne in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France.

Geography

Ambleny is located 8 km west of Soissons and 20 km east of Compiègne. Route National N31 passes through the northern part of the commune between those two cities with an exit to the D943 road which runs south to the town. The D17 road also runs from Fontenoy in the north to the town then continues south to Coeuvres-et-Valsery. The D1631 road also runs from the town southeast to join the D94 road at the southern tip of the commune. There are a number of hamlets in addition to the town: Le Soulier, Montaigu, Hignieres, and Le Rollet. The northern part of the commune is mixed forest and farmland while the southern portion is entirely farmland.^[2]

The Ru de Retz waterway forms part of the south-western boundary of the commune before flowing north through the town and continuing to the river Aisne just north of the commune as it flows west to join the Oise at Compiègne. The Quenneton stream joins the Ru de Retz south of the town at the commune boundary from the west.^[2]

Neighbouring communes and villages

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History

The former hamlets of Fosse-en-Haut and Fosse-en-Bas served as the starting point for several French units (including the 418th Infantry Regimanet) during the Second Battle of the Marne on 18 July 1918.

Administration

List of Mayors of Ambleny^[3]

From	To	Name	Party
2001	2008	Yvan Checler
2008	2014	Bernard de Re
2014	2020	Christian Pérut
2020	Present	Jean-Marie Bouvier

Population

Distribution of age groups

Percentage distribution of age groups in Ambleny and Aisne Department in 2017

	Ambleny	Ambleny	Aisne	Aisne
Age Range	Men	Women	Men	Women
0 to 14 Years	20.4	17.6	20.0	18.1
15 to 29 Years	15.6	14.5	17.2	15.7
30 to 44 Years	17.3	18.8	18.3	17.6
45 to 59 Years	21.3	19.8	20.5	19.8
60 to 74 Years	19.7	19.7	16.9	17.4
75 to 89 Years	5.0	8.8	6.4	9.7
90 Years+	0.7	0.7	0.6	1.6

Sources: INSEE^{[4] [5]}

Sites and monuments

• The Keep of Ambleny (12th century) is registered as an historical monument.^{[6] [7]}
• The Church of Saint Martin (12th century) is registered as an historical monument.^[8] The church contains several items that are registered as historical objects:
  • A Fresco: Vision of Saint Hubert (15th century)^[9]
  • The Funeral Plaque of Antoinette Rousin (1734)^[10]
  • The Funeral Plaque of the Priest Louis Brayer (1724)^[11]
  • A Statue: Saint Sebastian (16th century)^[12]
  • A Statue: Saint Paul (16th century)^[13]
  • A Statue: Saint Martin (16th century)^[14]
  • A Statue: Christ of Pity (16th century)^[15]
  • A Statue: Virgin of Sorrow (16th century)^[16]
  • A Baptismal font (18th century)^[17]
  • A Tombstone (14th century)^[18]
  • A Stained glass window (16th century)^[19]
• The Lavoir (Public Laundry) in Maubrun^[20]

Notable people linked to the commune

• Pierre Antoine Poiteau, botanist and horticulturist

See also

• Communes of the Aisne department

External links

• 40000 Bell Towers website
• Ambleny on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website
• Ambleny on the 1750 Cassini Map

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
2. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Ambleny,+France/@49.373956,3.1679579,5935m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x47e8611125f99cb7:0xc1444875ff884a74?hl=en Google Maps
3. http://www.francegenweb.org/mairesgenweb/resultcommune.php?id=10438 List of Mayors of France
4. https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-02011 Évolution et structure de la population en 2017: Commune d'Ambleny (02011)
5. https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=DEP-02 Évolution et structure de la population en 2017: Département de l'Aisne (02)
6. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée
7. http://www.richesheures.net/epoque-6-15/chateau/02ambleny-historique.htm Historic Keep
8. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée
9. Ministry of Culture, Palissy
10. Ministry of Culture, Palissy
11. Ministry of Culture, Palissy
12. Ministry of Culture, Palissy
13. Ministry of Culture, Palissy
14. Ministry of Culture, Palissy
15. Ministry of Culture, Palissy
16. Ministry of Culture, Palissy
17. Ministry of Culture, Palissy
18. Ministry of Culture, Palissy
19. Ministry of Culture, Palissy
20. http://france.lavoirs.free.fr/region/Aisne/Aisne_lavoirs_soissonnais-valois.html Lavoir Listing website