Guny

Guny
Guny
Location within Picardy region Guny
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Aisne
Arrondissement	Laon
Canton	Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique
Intercommunality	Val de l'Ailette
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Éliane Tourigny
Area1	9.32 km2 (3.60 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	437
• Density	47/km2 (120/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	02363 / 02300
Elevation	42–152 m (138–499 ft) (avg. 70 m or 230 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Guny is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France.

History

In 858, Guny's village is given to the abbey of Notre-Dame of Soissons by Charles the Bold.

In 1368, Enguerrand VII of Coucy grants the collectivity franchise to Guny and twenty-two other churches.

1914-1918, World War I devastated the village. From August 27 until September 28, the 11th and 20th infantry fight Battle of Ailette around Guny's quarries.

Saint Georges' church is destroyed. It was restored in 1923.

A new bell was inaugurated in November 1923, in a temporary church.

Geography

The river Ailette forms all of the commune's northeastern border.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	580	—
1968	562	−3.1%
1975	594	+5.7%
1982	549	−7.6%
1990	508	−7.5%
1999	447	−12.0%
2008	437	−2.2%

Town hall

See also

• Communes of the Aisne department

References

• INSEE