Agnicourt-et-Séchelles

Agnicourt-et-Séchelles is a commune in the department of Aisne in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France.

Agnicourt-et-Séchelles
Commune
The church of Agnicourt-et-Séchelles
Location of Agnicourt-et-Séchelles
Agnicourt-et-Séchelles
Agnicourt-et-Séchelles
Coordinates: 49°43′02″N 3°57′15″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentAisne
ArrondissementLaon
CantonMarle
IntercommunalityPays de la Serre
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Patrice Leturque
Area
1
10.79 km2 (4.17 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
177
 • Density16/km2 (42/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
02004 /02340
Elevation96–175 m (315–574 ft)
(avg. 127 m or 417 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Agnicourt-et-Séchelles is located some 60 km south-east of Saint-Quentin and 20 km south by south-east of Vervins. It consists of two parcels of land joined by a narrow neck with both portions straddling road D58 between Tavaux-et-Pontséricourt in the west and Chaourse in the east. The southern portion of the commune is traversed by the D946 road from Marle in the west to Montcornet in the south-east almost parallel to the D58. Road D59 links the two roads in the commune and also to the village. The hamlet of Moranzy is at the intersection of Highway D58 and D59 and the hamlet of Séchelles lies in the eastern portion of the commune on Highway D58. The rest of the commune is entirely farmland.[2]

Neighbouring communes and villages[2]

Administration

Mayors of Agnicourt-et-Séchelles [3]

FromToNamePartyPosition
2001CurrentPatrice LeturqueDVG

(Not all data is known)

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
2005193—    
2006189−2.1%
2007186−1.6%
2008193+3.8%
2009200+3.6%
2010207+3.5%
2011205−1.0%
2012202−1.5%
2013196−3.0%
2014189−3.6%
2015182−3.7%
2016179−1.6%
Population change (See database)
1793 1800 1806 1821 1831 1836 1841 1846 1851
403 448 543 617 674 684 673 665 688
1856 1861 1866 1872 1876 1881 1886 1891 1896
640 609 660 605 614 609 559 485 467
1901 1906 1911 1921 1926 1931 1936 1946 1954
450 459 450 408 393 354 374 350 314
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2010 -
294 248 238 224 209 211 189 207 -

Politics

Presidential Elections 2nd Round [4]
ElectionWinning CandidateParty%
2017 Emmanuel Macron EM 52.34
2012 Nicolas Sarkozy UMP 56.80
2007 Nicolas Sarkozy UMP 62.02
2002 Jacques Chirac RPR 73.95
North side of the choir of Agnicourt church. The tower is covered with stone and not slate!

Sites and monuments
  • Church of Saint-Médard at Agnicourt (12th century)[5]
Chapel of Saint Agapit at Séchelles
  • Chapel of Saint Agapit at Séchelles. In Séchelles, unlike most other villages in the area, the church does not overlook the area around it as space for housing was at a premium. The topology is different (flat and less rugged) so the mode of defence of the immediate vicinity of the building was different.

See also

Notes and references

Notes

    References
    1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
    2. Google Maps
    3. List of Mayors of France
    4. http://www.lemonde.fr/data/france/presidentielle-2017/
    5. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00115497 Church of Saint-Médard (in French)
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