Cœuvres-et-Valsery explained

Cœuvres-et-Valsery
Commune Status:Commune
Arrondissement:Soissons
Canton:Vic-sur-Aisne
Insee:02201
Postal Code:02600
Mayor:Monique Bruyant[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Coordinates:49.3397°N 3.1558°W
Elevation M:137
Elevation Min M:59
Elevation Max M:154
Area Km2:12.52

Cœuvres-et-Valsery (in French pronounced as /kœvʁ e valsəʁi/) is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.[2] The town is in the Arrondissement of Soissons.

History

The commune of Cœuvres was created during the French Revolution. On 29 May 1830 it was abolished by ordinance and merged with the adjoining commune of Valsery. The new entity takes the name of Cœuvres-et-Valsery.

Until its merger with Valsery in 1845, the town was part of the canton of Vic-sur-Aisne in the department of Aisne. It also belonged to the district of Soissons since 1801 and the district of Soissons between 1790 and 1795.

Valsery Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Valsery) was a Premonstratensian monastery of the Diocese of Soissons, that used to be in the town.

Population

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. Archives départementales de l'Aisne, « Liste de communes n'existant plus ou ayant changé de nom » [archive] [PDF] (consulté le 22 décembre 2015).