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Location within Grand Est region
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| Coordinates: 49°28′11″N 4°07′09″E / 49.4697°N 4.1192°ECoordinates: 49°28′11″N 4°07′09″E / 49.4697°N 4.1192°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Ardennes | |
| Arrondissement | Rethel | |
| Canton | Asfeld | |
| Intercommunality | Asfeldois | |
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| • Mayor (2001–2020) | Jean-Marie Briois | |
| Area1 | 22.19 km2 (8.57 sq mi) | |
| Population (2010)2 | 1,077 | |
| • Density | 49/km2 (130/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 08024 / 08190 | |
| Elevation | 60–118 m (197–387 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Asfeld is a French commune in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region of north-eastern France.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Asfeldois.
The commune has been awarded one flower by the National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom in the Competition of cities and villages in Bloom.
Asfeld is located some 35 km east by south-east of Laon and 8 km north-east of Neufchâtel-sur-Aisne. Access to the commune is by road D 926 from Vieux-lès-Asfeld in the south-west passing through the town and continuing north-east to Aire. The D 37 also goes from the town north-west to Villers-devant-le-Thour. The D 18 from Villers-devant-le-Thour to the D 926 north of Balham passes through the north-east corner of the commune. The D 137 road branches off the D 18 in the commune and goes south-west to Avaux. The D 237 goes from the town south-east to Roizy. Apart from the town there is also the village of Juzancourt in the north of the commune. The commune is mainly farmland with some forested areas near the river and in the north.
The Aisne river passes through the commune from east to west forming a part of the eastern border and continuing south-west to eventually join the Oise at Compiègne. The Canal des Ardennes also passes through the commune parallel to the Aisne. The Ruisseau des Barres forms the eastern border of the commune as it flows south to join the Aisne.
Asfeld was a village formerly called Ecry where the Vikings were defeated in 883.
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