Liesse-Notre-Dame

Liesse-Notre-Dame
The church of Liesse-Notre-Dame
The church of Liesse-Notre-Dame
Coat of arms of Liesse-Notre-Dame
Location of Liesse-Notre-Dame
Map
Liesse-Notre-Dame is located in France
Liesse-Notre-Dame
Liesse-Notre-Dame
Liesse-Notre-Dame is located in Hauts-de-France
Liesse-Notre-Dame
Liesse-Notre-Dame
Coordinates: 49°36′37″N 3°48′18″E / 49.6103°N 3.805°E / 49.6103; 3.805
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentAisne
ArrondissementLaon
CantonVilleneuve-sur-Aisne
IntercommunalityChampagne Picarde
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Philippe Calmus[1]
Area
1
9.96 km2 (3.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
1,265
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
02430 /02350
Elevation68–87 m (223–285 ft)
(avg. 73 m or 240 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Liesse-Notre-Dame (French pronunciation: [ljɛs nɔtʁ dam], before 1988: Liesse)[3] is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. In the Middle Ages, the village near Laon developed around the cult of the Black Virgin, known as Notre-Dame de Liesse (Our Lady of Liesse, which happens to be French for Joy/Jubilation). Pope Pius IX granted the Marian image a decree of canonical coronation on 18 August 1857.

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ Décret du 10 mars 1988 portant changement de nom de communes, Journal officiel de la République française n° 0065, 17 March 1988, p. 3550.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia · View on Wikipedia

Developed by Nelliwinne