Bancigny | |
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Commune | |
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 Location of Bancigny | |
  Bancigny  Bancigny | |
| Coordinates:49°48′05″N4°02′04″E / 49.8014°N 4.0344°E /49.8014; 4.0344 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Aisne |
| Arrondissement | Vervins |
| Canton | Vervins |
| Intercommunality | Thiérache du Centre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Michel Woimant[1] |
Area 1 | 3.32 km2 (1.28 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 25 |
| • Density | 7.5/km2 (20/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 02044 /02140 |
| Elevation | 147–216 m (482–709 ft) (avg. 170 m or 560 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Bancigny (French pronunciation:[bɑ̃siɲi]) is acommune in thedepartment ofAisne in theHauts-de-France region of northernFrance.
Bancigny is located some 50 km northeast ofLaon and 12 km east by southeast ofVervins. It can be accessed by the D747 road fromPlomion in the northwest which then continues east toJeantes. There is also country road access from west, south, and north. Apart from the village the commune is entirely farmland with no other villages or hamlets.[3]
The commune is traversed by theHuteau stream from east to west north of the village and bordering the Mill Farm northwest of the village.[3]
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Bancigny was calledBancegnies on a map dated 1205 and at that time the area was a lordship. The Bancigny area was made a County in 1590. During theFrench Revolution, Bancigny became a commune in the Canton of Plomion in the district of Vervins. In 1801 the commune was transferred to theCanton of Vervins in theArrondissement of Vervins.
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List of Successive Mayors of Bancigny[4]
| From | To | Name | Party | Position |
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| 2001 | 2014 | André Trochain | DVD | |
| 2014 | 2018 | Steve Huclin | ||
| 2018 | 2020 | Christine Foulon | ||
| 2020 | 2026 | Michel Woimant |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 69 | — |
| 1975 | 59 | −2.21% |
| 1982 | 49 | −2.62% |
| 1990 | 39 | −2.81% |
| 1999 | 32 | −2.17% |
| 2007 | 22 | −4.58% |
| 2012 | 30 | +6.40% |
| 2017 | 26 | −2.82% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
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The commune has a number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:
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The commune has several religious buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:
[10] The symmetry of the two towers can no longer be seen as the upper part of each defence tower was leveled in the period 1900-1905 as evidenced by postcards of the period.[11][12] The Church contains two items that are registered as historical objects:
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