Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique (; Picard: Couchi-Catieu-Aufrike) is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography Coucy is located west of Laon on the road between Tergnier (north) and Soissons (south) north-northeast of Paris.
The river Ailette forms most of the commune's southern border.
History During the Middle Ages, the town was part of the Barony of Coucy.
Population
Personalities Moses ben Jacob of Coucy Samson of Coucy
César de Vendôme, (born 7 June 1594) Ferdinand Stanislas Bigot (6 May 1809 – 1890), mayor of Coucy-le-Château in the 1870s François Pipelet de Leury, (1722–1809), director of the Royal Academic Surgery, doctor of the royal family, mayor of Coucy-le-Château for thirty years. Lieutenant of the first surgeon for the king. Enguerrand VII de Coucy Barbin Pierre Philibert (1819-1868) born in Coucy-le-Chateau, grandfather of the actor Rudolph Valentino.
Points of interests Ruins of the Château de Coucy. The modern town is squeezed into the space within the medieval walls. A medieval garden Domaine de la Grangère (a green space for the garden of the governor's house at the time) - landmark classified in 1931 A church - rebuilt after World War I. The forest nearby Coucy is the place where the Paris Gun was located and first used in WWI.
See also Communes of the Aisne department List of medieval bridges in France
References
External links
http://www.amvcc.com Tourist guide to the town Arms of this town Collection of old postcards from Coucy