Pargny-la-Dhuys
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Pargny-la-Dhuys (French pronunciation: [paʁɲi la dɥis]) is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
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| Coordinates: 48°57′13″N 3°33′18″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Aisne |
| Arrondissement | Château-Thierry |
| Canton | Essômes-sur-Marne |
| Intercommunality | CA Région de Château-Thierry |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Gaëlle Vaudé[1] |
Area 1 | 12.66 km2 (4.89 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 174 |
| • Density | 13.7/km2 (35.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 02590 /02330 |
| Elevation | 109–221 m (358–725 ft) (avg. 145 m or 476 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 224 | — |
| 1975 | 166 | −4.19% |
| 1982 | 141 | −2.30% |
| 1990 | 156 | +1.27% |
| 1999 | 158 | +0.14% |
| 2007 | 166 | +0.62% |
| 2012 | 179 | +1.52% |
| 2017 | 170 | −1.03% |
| 2023 | 174 | +0.39% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Sights
The commune's church is St. Martin Church, which has Gothic arches and a slender belfry.
Pargny-la-Dhuys is a former forge that was built on an iron mine belonging to the County of Braine in the fifteenth century .
The last lord of the commune was the Count de la Tour du Pin.
This is the location of the catchment of the Dhuis: an aqueduct of 131 km built between 1863 and 1865 that now supplies the city of Paris and the park at Marne-la-Vallee with water.
