Aisne

Aisne
Laon, capital city of the Aisne department
Laon, capital city of the Aisne department
Flag of Aisne
Coat of arms of Aisne
Location of Aisne in France
Location of Aisne in France
Coordinates: 49°30′N 3°30′E / 49.500°N 3.500°E / 49.500; 3.500
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
PrefectureLaon
SubprefecturesChâteau-Thierry
Saint-Quentin
Soissons
Vervins
Government
 • President of the Departmental CouncilNicolas Fricoteaux[1] (UDI)
Area
 • Total7,369 km2 (2,845 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total527,468
 • Rank51st
 • Density72/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Department number02
Arrondissements5
Cantons21
Communes798
^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2

Aisne (/n/ ayn,[3] US also /ɛn/ en;[4] French: [ɛːn] ; Picard: Ainne) is a French department in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France. It is named after the river Aisne. In 2020, it had a population of 529,374.[5]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les conseillers départementaux". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Aisne". The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (5th ed.). HarperCollins. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Aisne". CollinsDictionary.com. HarperCollins. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Aisne (02) : chiffres-clés du département". www.linternaute.com. Retrieved 17 June 2023.

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