1. Geography
    Neighbouring communes and towns^[2] 

2. History

3. Administration

4. Population

5. Culture and heritage
    Civil heritage  Religious heritage  Gallery of Historical Monuments 

6. See also
    External links 

7. Notes and references
    Notes  References 

Aizy-Jouy is a French commune in the department of Aisne in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Azyjois or Aizyjoises.^[1]

Geography

Aizy-Jouy is some 15 km north-east of Soissons and 20 km south-east of Laon. National Highway N2 from Soissons to Laon passes just north of the commune. The commune can be accessed by Highway D14 running south from the N2 continuing through the heart of the commune and the town continuing south to Vailly-sur-Aisne. Highway D15 branches from the D14 at the southern border of the commune and heads north-east through the eastern part of the commune and then to Pargny-Filain. There are also several small country roads criss-crossing the commune and exiting on all sides of the commune. There are no villages or hamlets in the commune other than Aizy-Jouy.^[2]

A stream rises from ponds north of the town and flows south through the commune joining with other streams rising in the north-east of the commune and flowing south to the Aisne river. The commune has a substantial amount of forest mostly following the course of the streams with the rest of commune (about 30%) farmland.^[2]

Neighbouring communes and towns^[2]

History

In 1972, the two towns of Aizy and Jouy merged to form Aizy-Jouy after the edict of the préfecture dated 24 January 1972.

Administration

(Not all data is known)

Population

Before 1971 the communes of Aizy and Jouy were separate and their population was counted separately. In 1954,^[4] Aizy had 242 inhabitants and Jouy 140.

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

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

• A House at 2 Impasse des Anges (20th century){{Mérimée Icon}}^[5]
• A House at 1 Rue des Anges (20th century){{Mérimée Icon}}^[6]
• A House at 4 Rue des Anges (20th century){{Mérimée Icon}}^[7]
• A Town Hall / School at 7 Rue de Chavignon (1927){{Mérimée Icon}}^[8]
• A House at 8 Rue de Chavignon (20th century){{Mérimée Icon}}^[9]
• A House at 1 Rue du Chateau (20th century){{Mérimée Icon}}^[10]
• A House at 1 Place du Clos-Rubut (20th century){{Mérimée Icon}}^[11]
• A House at 1 Impasse Denne (20th century){{Mérimée Icon}}^[12]
• A House at 1 Rue du Guet (20th century){{Mérimée Icon}}^[13]
• A House at 2 Rue du Guet (20th century){{Mérimée Icon}}^[14]
• A House at 5 Rue d'Hameret (20th century){{Mérimée Icon}}^[15]
• A House at 7 Rue d'Hameret (20th century){{Mérimée Icon}}^[16]
• A Town Hall / School at the Place de la Mairie (20th century){{Mérimée Icon}}^[8]
• A House at 1 Rue du Moulin (20th century){{Mérimée Icon}}^[17]
• The Creute du Caid^[18] (Quarry) (1917).{{Mérimée Icon}}^[19]
• The Quarry Carvings (1917){{Mérimée Icon}}^[20] The Creute du Caid operated for a century and a half and was occupied by the belligerents during the First World War. They left some cave carvings - some of which are of high quality.^[21]
• Aizy-Jouy Village (20th century){{Mérimée Icon}}^[22]
• The War Memorial (20th century){{Mérimée Icon}}^[23]

Religious heritage

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

• The Parish Church of Saint-Médard (12th century).{{Mérimée Icon}}^[24] The church has several items that are registered as historical objects:
  • The Tombstone of Claude Personne (1662){{Palissy Icon}}^[25]
  • The Tombstone of François de Hanot (1744){{Palissy Icon}}^[26]
  • Sculptures (13th century){{Palissy Icon}}^[27]
  • All objects in the Church{{Palissy Icon}}^[28]
• The Parish Church of Saint-Bandry (1928).{{Mérimée Icon}}^[29] The church has several items that are registered as historical objects:
  • All objects in the Church{{Palissy Icon}}^[30]
  • A Lectern (18th century){{Palissy Icon}}^[31]
  • A Baptismal font (13th century){{Palissy Icon}}^[32]
  • A Baptismal font (13th century){{Palissy Icon}}^[33]
• An Ancient Church (12th century).{{Mérimée Icon}}^[34] This church was destroyed during the First World War. Only the south gate remains.
• The Communal Cemetery at Le Toty (1926){{Mérimée Icon}}^[35]
• The Communal Cemetery at Aizy (20th century){{Mérimée Icon}}^[36]

Gallery of Historical Monuments

See also

• Communes of the Aisne department

External links

• [https://web.archive.org/web/20070311173711/http://www.ign.fr/affiche_rubrique.asp?rbr_id=1087&CommuneId=9076 Aizy-Jouy on the old National Geographic Institute website] {{fr icon}}
• Aizy-Jouy in the Chemin des Dames dictionary {{fr icon}}
• 40000 Bell Towers {{fr icon}}
• Aizy-Jouy Photos website
• Aizy-Jouy on Lion1906
• [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Aizy-Jouy,+France/@49.4372495,3.512761,5927m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x47e8519983881281:0x86092badfd1f6024?hl=en Aizy-Jouy on Google Maps]
• Aizy-Jouy on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website {{Fr icon}}
• Jouy and Aify on the 1750 Cassini Map
• Aizy-Jouy on the INSEE website {{Fr icon}}
• INSEE {{Fr icon}}

Notes and references

Notes

References

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