Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique explained
| Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason Coucy-le-Chateau.svg |
| Arrondissement: | Laon |
| Canton: | Vic-sur-Aisne |
| Insee: | 02217 |
| Postal Code: | 02380 |
| Mayor: | Sophie Boutroy[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Elevation M: | 112 |
| Elevation Min M: | 47 |
| Elevation Max M: | 147 |
| Area Km2: | 11.46 |
Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique (in French pronounced as /kusi l(ə) ʃɑto ofʁik/; Picard: Couchi-Catieu-Aufrike) is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography
Coucy is located west of Laon on the road between Tergnier (north) and Soissons (south) north-northeast of Paris.
The river Ailette forms most of the commune's southern border.
Personalities
- Moses ben Jacob of Coucy
- Samson of Coucy
- Ferdinand Stanislas Bigot (6 May 1809 – 1890), mayor of Coucy-le-Château in the 1870s
- François Pipelet de Leury, (1722–1809), director of the Royal Academic Surgery, doctor of the royal family, mayor of Coucy-le-Château for thirty years. Lieutenant of the first surgeon for the king.
- Enguerrand VII de Coucy
- Barbin Pierre Philibert (1819-1868) born in Coucy-le-Chateau, grandfather of the actor Rudolph Valentino.
Points of interests
- Ruins of the Château de Coucy. The modern town is squeezed into the space within the medieval walls.
- A medieval garden
- Domaine de la Grangère (a green space for the garden of the governor's house at the time) - landmark classified in 1931
- A church - rebuilt after World War I.
- The forest nearby Coucy is the place where the Paris Gun was located and first used in WWI.
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
