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Pouilly-sur-Serre | |
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_mairie.JPG) The town hall of Pouilly-sur-Serre | |
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  Pouilly-sur-Serre  Pouilly-sur-Serre | |
| Coordinates:49°40′57″N3°35′21″E / 49.682500°N 3.5892°E /49.682500; 3.5892 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Aisne |
| Arrondissement | Laon |
| Canton | Marle |
| Intercommunality | Pays de la Serre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Maurice Lagneau[1] |
Area 1 | 9.9 km2 (3.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 496 |
| • Density | 50/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 02617 /02270 |
| Elevation | 56–90 m (184–295 ft) (avg. 61 m or 200 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Pouilly-sur-Serre (French pronunciation:[pujisyʁsɛʁ], literallyPouilly onSerre) is acommune in theAisnedepartment,Hauts-de-France, northernFrance with approximately 530 inhabitants. Pouilly-sur-Serre is 3 km southwest ofCrécy-sur-Serre and 13 km north ofLaon. The riverSerre forms the northern border of the commune. Pouilly is in the middle of a huge agricultural plain, where the fields are typically used for growing vegetables and grains.
The village was given toSaint Remi, the Bishop of Reims (b. 437) byClovis I, theFrankish king from 481 to 511. Saint Remi himself made the contribution of the Laon church. In 1568, the village was pillaged and sacked byCalvinists. Pouilly was the location of aleprosy facility that was part of a Laon religious order. In 1883, Pouilly took the name "Pouilly-sur-Serre".
In Pouillychicory, grains, beets, and potatoes are cultivated. The William Saurin company employs 343 people. About 75,000 tonnes of Italian, exotic, andquenelles dishes are made each year, under the trademarks "Garbit", "Petitjean" and "Panzani".
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 516 | — |
| 1975 | 515 | −0.03% |
| 1982 | 508 | −0.20% |
| 1990 | 525 | +0.41% |
| 1999 | 504 | −0.45% |
| 2009 | 540 | +0.69% |
| 2014 | 501 | −1.49% |
| 2020 | 507 | +0.20% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
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