Le Nouvion-en-Thiérache
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Le Nouvion-en-Thiérache (French pronunciation: [lə nuvjɔ̃ ɑ̃ tjeʁaʃ], literally Le Nouvion in Thiérache; Picard: Ch' Nouvion-in-Thiérache) is a commune in the Aisne department, region of Hauts-de-France (formerly Picardy), northern France.
Le Nouvion-en-Thiérache | |
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 The church of Le Nouvion-en-Thiérache | |
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 Location of Le Nouvion-en-Thiérache | |
  Le Nouvion-en-Thiérache Location within France  Le Nouvion-en-Thiérache Location within Hauts-de-France | |
| Coordinates: 50°01′05″N 3°47′09″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Aisne |
| Arrondissement | Vervins |
| Canton | Guise |
| Intercommunality | Thiérache du Centre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Roselyne Cail[1] |
Area 1 | 48.42 km2 (18.70 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,468 |
| • Density | 50.97/km2 (132.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 02558 /02170 |
| Elevation | 154–229 m (505–751 ft) (avg. 185 m or 607 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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History
World War I
On 27 August 1914, 210 houses in Le Nouvion-en-Thiérache were destroyed.[5][6][7] On 3 October 1914 the Germans requisitioned cars and trucks, six bicycles, candles and kerosene.[6] Every day, the town had to supply the Germans with 100 kg of assorted meat, 85 kg of bread, 48 kg of oats, 8 bales of alfalfa; 8 bales of straw, carrots, turnips, a cabbage and 200 kg of coal.[6] A large part of the Nouvion-en-Thiérache forest is requisitioned and cut down to produce coal and rifle butts.[8] On 6 November 1918 the town was liberated.[6]
Personalities
- Kamini (born 1979), rapper, comedian and screenwriter.[9][10]
- Ernest Lavisse (1842-1922), historian.[11]
- Adrien Fainsilber (1932-2023), architect and urbanist.[12]
