Bancigny

Bancigny (French pronunciation: [bɑ̃siɲi]) is a commune in the department of Aisne in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France.

Bancigny
Commune
Location of Bancigny
Bancigny is located in France
Bancigny
Bancigny
Bancigny is located in Hauts-de-France
Bancigny
Bancigny
Coordinates: 49°48′05″N 4°02′04″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentAisne
ArrondissementVervins
CantonVervins
IntercommunalityThiérache du Centre
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Michel Woimant[1]
Area
1
3.32 km2 (1.28 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
24
 • Density7.2/km2 (19/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
02044 /02140
Elevation147–216 m (482–709 ft)
(avg. 170 m or 560 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography
Location of the commune of Bancigny in the canton of Vervins

Bancigny is located some 50 km northeast of Laon and 12 km east by southeast of Vervins. It can be accessed by the D747 road from Plomion in the northwest which then continues east to Jeantes. There is also country road access from west, south, and north. Apart from the village the commune is entirely farmland with no other villages or hamlets.[3]

The commune is traversed by the Huteau stream from east to west north of the village and bordering the Mill Farm northwest of the village.[3]

Neighbouring communes and villages

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History
Main article: House of Hornes § Line of the Lords of Hornes-Bassignies

Bancigny was called Bancegnies on a map dated 1205 and at that time the area was a lordship. The Bancigny area was made a County in 1590. During the French Revolution, Bancigny became a commune in the Canton of Plomion in the district of Vervins. In 1801 the commune was transferred to the Canton of Vervins in the Arrondissement of Vervins.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors of Bancigny[4]

FromToNamePartyPosition
20012014André TrochainDVD
20142018Steve Huclin
20182020Christine Foulon
20202026Michel Woimant

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 69—    
1975 59−2.21%
1982 49−2.62%
1990 39−2.81%
1999 32−2.17%
2007 22−4.58%
2012 30+6.40%
2017 26−2.82%
Source: INSEE[5]

Culture and heritage
Entrance to a Farmhouse with a dovecote

Civil heritage

The commune has a number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:

  • A Farmhouse at Place de l'Eglise (18th century)[6]
  • A Farmhouse at 2 Route de Jeantes (18th century)[7]
  • A Farmhouse at Le Moulin (1808)[8]
  • A Mill and Farmhouse at Le Moulin (1925)[9]

Religious heritage
The Church of Saint Nicolas showing how the symmetry of the towers has been lost

The commune has several religious buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:

  • The Fortified Church of Saint-Nicolas (16th century).[10] The symmetry of the two towers can no longer be seen as the upper part of each defence tower was leveled in the period 1900-1905 as evidenced by postcards of the period.[11][12] The Church contains two items that are registered as historical objects:
    • A Group Sculpture: Christ on the Cross between the Virgin and Saint John (16th century)[13]
    • A Baptismal font (12th century)[14]
  • The Baptismal font
    The Baptismal font
  • The Statue of the Virgin
    The Statue of the Virgin
  • A Painting of Saint Nicolas
    A Painting of Saint Nicolas
  • Inside the Tower
    Inside the Tower

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. Google Maps
  4. List of Mayors of France (in French)
  5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  6. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA02000463 Farmhouse at Place de l'Eglise (in French)
  7. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA02000461 Farmhouse at 2 Route de Jeantes (in French)
  8. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA02000460 Farmhouse at Le Moulin (in French)
  9. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA02000462 Mill and Farmhouse at Le Moulin (in French)
  10. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00115516 Church of Saint-Nicolas (in French)
  11. Old Postcard
  12. Gallery of old Postcards (in French)
  13. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM02000066 Group Sculpture: Christ on the Cross between the Virgin and Saint John (in French)
  14. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM02000065 Baptismal font (in French)
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