Montcornet, Aisne

Montcornet
Coat of arms
Montcornet
Location within Picardy region Montcornet
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Aisne
Arrondissement	Laon
Canton	Rozoy-sur-Serre
Intercommunality	Portes de la Thiérache
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Guy Le Provost
Area1	5.74 km2 (2.22 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	1,634
• Density	280/km2 (740/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	02502 / 02340
Elevation	108–177 m (354–581 ft) (avg. 112 m or 367 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.

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

Battle of Montcornet

Main article: Battle of Montcornet

On 14 May 1940, Charles de Gaulle was given command of the new 4e Division cuirassée and ordered to execute a counterattack toward Montcornet, with the objective of slowing the German advance. This was one of the only counterattacks of the French campaign that succeeded in repulsing the German troops.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	1,439	—
1968	1,486	+3.3%
1975	1,623	+9.2%
1982	1,781	+9.7%
1990	1,755	−1.5%
1999	1,690	−3.7%
2008	1,634	−3.3%

See also

• Communes of the Aisne department

References

• INSEE