Craonne
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Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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 The town hall of Craonne | |
 Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 49°26′27″N 3°47′15″E / 49.4408°N 3.7875°E / 49.4408; 3.7875 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Aisne |
| Arrondissement | Laon |
| Canton | Villeneuve-sur-Aisne |
| Intercommunality | Chemin des Dames |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Geneviève Hermet[1] |
Area 1 | 8.62 km2 (3.33 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 84 |
| • Density | 9.7/km2 (25/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 02234 /02160 |
| Elevation | 59–192 m (194–630 ft) (avg. 183 m or 600 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Craonne (French pronunciation: [kʁa(ɔ)n]) is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France, northwest of Reims.
It was the site of the Napoleonic Battle of Craonne in 1814. The former town was totally destroyed by the French artillery during the Nivelle Offensive in World War I, inspiring the song La Chanson de Craonne. It had an arboretum. The town that exists today was rebuilt from the 1920s.
Geography
The river Ailette forms part of the commune's northern border.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 140 | — |
| 1975 | 96 | −5.25% |
| 1982 | 78 | −2.92% |
| 1990 | 68 | −1.70% |
| 1999 | 67 | −0.16% |
| 2007 | 64 | −0.57% |
| 2012 | 76 | +3.50% |
| 2017 | 82 | +1.53% |
| 2023 | 84 | +0.40% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Sights
Notable people
- Jane Valbot (1884–1961) – feminist, pacifist
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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