Arrancy () is a commune in the department of Aisne in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France.
Geography Arrancy is located some 15 km southeast of Laon and 40 km northwest of Reims. It can be accessed by the D1044 road from Festieux in the north which passes down the eastern edge of the commune and continues south to Corbeny. The village is accessed by the D88 which runs west from the D1044 to the village then continues west to Ployart-et-Vaurseine. There are also some country roads which access the commune. The commune is mixed farmland and forest with no other hamlets or villages other than Arrancy.Google Maps
La Bièvre stream rises northeast of the village and flows southwest to the south of the village then west into the Ailette Lake.
Neighbouring communes and villages
Administration
List of Successive Mayors of ArrancyList of Mayors of France
From To Name Party 2001 Present Georges Harant UMP then LR
Population
Culture and heritage
Civil heritage The commune has two buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments: The Chateau of Arrancy (17th century) is registered as an historical monument.Ministry of Culture, Mérimée The old Chateau of Arranceau (15th century) is registered as an historical monument.Ministry of Culture, Mérimée
Religious heritage
The Church of Saint-Rémi contains many items that are registered as historical objects: A Statue (16th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Statue: Saint Barbe (16th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Tombstone of Charles Duglas, his wife, and their children (1703)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Tombstone of Louis de Proisy and Louise de Gris, his wife (1628)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Tombstone of Philippe Duglas (1614)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Tombstone of Jacques de Proisy, Baron of La Bove, and Claudine d'Espena, his wife (1561)Ministry of Culture, Palissy
Notable people linked to the commune Thomas-Antoine-Jean Maussion, French politician, Mayor of Arrancy, died there in 1839. Lieutenant-Colonel René de La Tour du Pin, Marquis of La Charce, was born on 1 April 1834 in Arrancy.
See also Communes of the Aisne department
References
External links
Arrancy on the old IGN website Bell Towers website 40000 bell towers website Arrancy on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website Arancy on the 1750 Cassini Map