Droizy | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Arrondissement: | Soissons |
Canton: | Villers-Cotterêts |
Insee: | 02272 |
Postal Code: | 02210 |
Mayor: | Pierre-Emmanuel Girod[1] |
Term: | 2021 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | Oulchy le Château |
Coordinates: | 49.2781°N 3.3933°W |
Elevation M: | 136 |
Elevation Min M: | 88 |
Elevation Max M: | 172 |
Area Km2: | 5.42 |
Droizy (in French pronounced as /dʁwazi/) is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France, near Soissons. It was the site of the Battle of Droizy in 593. Paul Girod, mayor of Droizy from 1958 until his death in 2021, was the longest-serving mayor in France, having been in office for 63 years.[2]