Anizy-le-Château

Also known as Anizy-le-Chateau, Anisy-la-Rivière

Anizy-le-Château () is a former commune in the department of Aisne in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune of Anizy-le-Grand.

Key facts

French commune.name: Anizy-le-Château
French commune.image: FR-02-Anizy.JPG
French commune.caption: The Commune church
French commune.image coat of arms: Blason Anizy-le-Château 02.svg
French commune.arrondissement: Laon
French commune.canton: Laon-1
French commune.INSEE: 02018
French commune.postal code: 02320
French commune.commune: Anizy-le-Grand
French commune.elevation m: 70
French commune.elevation min m: 52
French commune.elevation max m: 166

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Contents

Geography
Neighbouring communes and villages
History
Heraldry
Administration
Population
Sites and Monuments
Notable People linked to the commune
See also
External links
References

Anizy-le-Château () is a former commune in the department of Aisne in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune of Anizy-le-Grand.

==Geography== Anizy-le-Chateau is located some 40 km south by south-east of Saint Quentin and 20 km south-west of Laon. The commune is accessed by the D5 road from Chivy-les-Etouvelles which passes west through the village then continues north through Brancourt-en-Laonnois. The D14 road comes from Pinon in the south in a north-west direction intersecting the D5 west of the village. Also from Pinon is the D26 which runs north directly to the village. The D265 also comes from Wissignicourt in the north and the D26 runs north-east from the village to Faucoucourt. The town urbane area covers some 15% of the commune with the rest being farmland and a large forest in the south-west.