Autremencourt | |
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Windmills in Autremencourt
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Coordinates: 49°42′18″N 3°47′14″E / 49.705°N 3.7872°ECoordinates: 49°42′18″N 3°47′14″E / 49.705°N 3.7872°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Aisne |
Arrondissement | Laon |
Canton | Marle |
Intercommunality | Pays de la Serre |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2020) | Dominique Potart |
Area1 | 9.15 km2 (3.53 sq mi) |
Population (2010)2 | 185 |
• Density | 20/km2 (52/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
INSEE/Postal code | 02039 /02250 |
Elevation | 73–140 m (240–459 ft) (avg. 102 m or 335 ft) |
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. |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Autremencourt is a French commune in the department of Aisne in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Autremencourtois or Autremencourtoises
Autremencourt is located some 35 km east by south-east of Saint-Quentin and 25 km north-east of Laon. It can be accessed by the D64 road from La Neuville-Bosmont in the east passing through the heart of the commune and the village and continuing west to Toulis-et-Attencourt. The commune can also be accessed by the D24 road from the north passing to the east of the village and continuing south to Pierrepont. The commune is mostly farmland with a few small forests to the north-east. There are no other villages or hamlets.
The land area of the commune is 897.27 hectares, which is divided as follows:
As for the land bordering Autremencourt there are Voyenne and Marle in the east, Montigny-sous-Marle in the north-east, La Neuville-Bosmont in the east, Cuirieux in the south-east, Vesles-et-Caumont in the south, and Toulis-et-Attencourt in the west.
Shards of pottery, Roman tiles, and medals bearing the image of the emperors have been discovered in the locality of Jardins de Certeau in the territory of Autremencourt but the name of the locality (Ostremoncourt) is mentioned for the first time in 1018 in an Adalberon charter and it was in the 12th century that the first lord of the manor, Renaud de Bidane appeared.