La Capelle
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Location within Hauts-de-France region
La Capelle
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| Coordinates: 49°58′41″N 3°55′02″E / 49.9781°N 3.9172°ECoordinates: 49°58′41″N 3°55′02″E / 49.9781°N 3.9172°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Aisne | |
| Arrondissement | Vervins | |
| Canton | Vervins | |
| Intercommunality | Thiérache du Centre | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Guy Meresse | |
| Area1 | 12.26 km2 (4.73 sq mi) | |
| Population (2012)2 | 1,823 | |
| • Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 02141 /02260 | |
| Elevation | 174–231 m (571–758 ft) (avg. 228 m or 748 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.
La Capelle is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Its inhabitants are called Capellois (plural Capelloises).
It was served by Busigny-Hirson, a railway line which operated from 1885 to 1959 (and 1977 for freight traffic between Le Nouvion and La Capelle).
The name of La Capelle comes from the Picard term designating a chapel, and designates that it is dedicated to Saint Grimony.
The village was founded by Saint Grimony, a saint of Scottish origin of the 4th century. The village was of strategic importance, defending the French border against Avesnes-sur-Helpe, which was Spanish. It is 16 km from the Belgian border.
On November 7, 1918, at the end of World War I, it was at La Capelle that the German plenipotentiaries (headed by Matthias Erzberger), who had come to negotiate the armistice, crossed the front lines and met the commander of Bourbon Busset by Marshal Foch to bring them to Rethondes. They were taken by car to Homblières and then to Tergnier where a special train was waiting for them. He then transported them to the clearing of Rethondes in the forest of Compiegne on the morning of the 8th when Marshal Foch was awaiting them with the allied delegation in his command train.
During World War II in 1940, during the Phoney War , General Paul Barbe installed at La Capelle the command post of his division, the 4th Light Cavalry Division.
The top half of the coat of arms is azure with a silver crenelated wall, flanked by two towers of the same, with two gold lions facing away from each other, holding silver swords. The bottom half is in gules, with four gold bezants (coins).
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