Vailly-sur-Aisne
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Vailly-sur-Aisne (French pronunciation: [vɛli syʁ ɛːn]) is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Vailly-sur-Aisne | |
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_mairie.JPG) Town hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Vailly-sur-Aisne | |
  Vailly-sur-Aisne Location within France  Vailly-sur-Aisne Location within Hauts-de-France | |
| Coordinates: 49°24′36″N 3°31′02″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Aisne |
| Arrondissement | Soissons |
| Canton | Fère-en-Tardenois |
| Intercommunality | Val de l'Aisne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Arnaud Battefort[1] |
Area 1 | 9.97 km2 (3.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,050 |
| • Density | 206/km2 (533/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 02758 /02370 |
| Elevation | 42–192 m (138–630 ft) (avg. 42 m or 138 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission maintains a cemetery, Vailly British Cemetery, at Vailly-sur-Aisne.[3]
The town, derives its name from the Aisne, which flows just south of downtown. It is located around 13 kilometers from Soissons and 100 kilometers from Paris.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,830 | — |
| 1975 | 1,855 | +0.19% |
| 1982 | 1,883 | +0.21% |
| 1990 | 1,980 | +0.63% |
| 1999 | 2,081 | +0.55% |
| 2007 | 2,089 | +0.05% |
| 2012 | 2,055 | −0.33% |
| 2017 | 2,003 | −0.51% |
| 2023 | 2,050 | +0.39% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
