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
 • Total
7,369 km2 (2,845 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
 • Total
525,558
 • Rank51st
 • Density71/km2 (180/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. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Aisne". The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (5th ed.). HarperCollins. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Aisne". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Aisne (02) : chiffres-clés du département". www.linternaute.com. Retrieved 17 June 2023.

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