Pargny-la-Dhuys
Pargny-la-Dhuys is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
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Coordinates: 48°57′13″N 3°33′18″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Aisne |
Arrondissement | Château-Thierry |
Canton | Essômes-sur-Marne |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Marc Remiot |
Area 1 | 12.66 km2 (4.89 sq mi) |
Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 170 |
• Density | 13/km2 (35/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 02590 /02330 |
Elevation | 109–221 m (358–725 ft) (avg. 145 m or 476 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 206 | — |
1968 | 224 | +8.7% |
1975 | 166 | −25.9% |
1982 | 141 | −15.1% |
1990 | 156 | +10.6% |
1999 | 158 | +1.3% |
2008 | 164 | +3.8% |
Sights
The commune's church is St. Martin Church, which has Gothic arches and a slender belfry.
Pargny-la-Dhuys is a former forge that was built on an iron mine belonging to the County of Braine in the fifteenth century .
The last lord of the commune was the Count de la Tour du Pin.
This is the location of the catchment of the Dhuys: an aqueduct of 131 km built between 1863 and 1865 that now supplies the city of Paris and the park at Marne-la-Vallee with water.
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See also
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