Aix-en-Issart explained

Aix-en-Issart
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason Aix-en-Issart.svg
Coordinates:50.4775°N 1.8594°W
Arrondissement:Montreuil
Canton:Auxi-le-Château
Insee:62018
Postal Code:62170
Mayor:Pierre Lafonte[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CC des 7 Vallées
Elevation M:22
Elevation Min M:15
Elevation Max M:125
Area Km2:10.1

Aix-en-Issart (in French pronounced as /ɛks ɑ̃n‿isaʁ/) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.[2] A place named in Ascio is mentioned as early as 800 AD while during the Middle Ages the place used to be called Rodenaken by Flemish speaking people.[3]

Geography

A small village situated some 5 miles(7 km) east of Montreuil-sur-Mer, at the D149 and D129 crossroads, by the banks of the small river Bras de Bronne, a tributary of the Canche.

Notable person

Jean de Beaurain (1696–1771), geographer, was born in Aix-en-Issart.

See also

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.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM62018-aix-en-issart INSEE commune file
  3. Aix-en-Issart/Rodenaken: proussel.voila.net