Acy, Aisne

Acy
Coat of arms
Acy
Location within Picardy region  Acy
Coordinates: 49°20′46″N 3°24′51″E / 49.3461°N 3.4142°ECoordinates: 49°20′46″N 3°24′51″E / 49.3461°N 3.4142°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Aisne
Arrondissement	Soissons
Canton	Braine
Intercommunality	Soissonnais
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Bertrand Pénasse
Area^1	11.67 km^2 (4.51 sq mi)
Population (2010)^2	959
• Density	82/km^2 (210/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	02003 / 02200
Elevation	42–165 m (138–541 ft) (avg. 160 m or 520 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Acy is a French commune in the department of Aisne in the Picardy region of northern France.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Acéens or Acéennes.^[1]

The commune has been awarded one flower by the National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom in the Competition of cities and villages in Bloom.^[2]

Geography

Acy is located some 5 km south-east of Soissons. The European Route E46 heading east from Soissons forms a section of the northern border however access to the commune is via the Highway D952 which branches from the E46 in the north-west and goes south-east through the heart of the commune to Serches in the south-east. Access to Acy town is on the Rue de l'Aube which runs off the D952. The D951 branches off the E46 at the same place as the D952 and passes south through the commune to Ambrief in the south. The D6 road forms the southern border of the commune.

The Aisne River forms the northern border of the commune. An unnamed stream flows north through the heart of the commune to join the Aisne in the north.^[3]

Towns and villages in the commune^[3]

• Acy
• Jury
• L'Aube
• La Croutelle
• Le Transbordeur

Neighbouring communes and villages^[3]

Heraldry

Blason: Or, three eagle claws gules 2 and 1 armed argent.

Administration

List of Mayors of Acy^[4]

From	To	Name	Party	Position
2001	2014	Pierre Fourrier
2014	2020	Bertrand Pénasse

(Not all data is known)

Demographics

In 2010, the commune had 959 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known through the population censuses conducted in the town since 1793. From the 21st century, a census of municipalities with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants is held every five years, unlike larger towns that have a sample survey every year.^{[Note 1]}

Population Change (See database)

1793	1800	1806	1821	1831	1836	1841	1846	1851
626	543	712	661	715	710	691	706	699

1856	1861	1866	1872	1876	1881	1886	1891	1896
715	700	668	670	624	625	653	590	637

1901	1906	1911	1921	1926	1931	1936	1946	1954
627	652	633	602	747	774	759	812	832

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2010	-
962	924	922	992	985	951	907	959	-

Sources : Ldh/EHESS/Cassini until 1962, INSEE database from 1968 (population without double counting and municipal population from 2006)

Culture and heritage

The War Memorial

Civil heritage

The commune has two structures that are registered as historical monuments:

• The War memorial (1924).^[5] The War memorial incorporates one item that is registered as an historical object:
  • A Statue: Angel of the Apocalypse (1924)^[6]
• The Monument to the 71st Alpine Infantry Regiment (1948).^[7] The monument incorporates one item that is registered as an historical object:
  • A Statue: Weeping (1948)^[8]

Religious heritage

Church of Saint-Médard

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

• A Calvary on Rue de la Croutelle (1878)^[9]
• The Parish Church of Saint-Médard (12th century)^[10] The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
  • A Pulpit (20th century)^[11]
  • A Confessional (20th century)^[12]
  • A Statue: Immaculate conception (18th century)^[13]
  • A Bust-Reliquary of Saint-Medard (18th century)^[14]
  • A Statue: Saint Theresa and baby Jesus (1930-1931)^[15]
  • The Furniture in the Church (18th century)^[16]
  • Stained glass figure: Jesus healing, Calvary (1929)^[17]
  • Stained glass figure: Saint Francis of Assisi (1929)^[18]
  • 10 Stained glass windows of people (1929)^[19]
  • A Statue: Saint Theresa and the baby Jesus (1930)^[20]
  • A Statue: Saint Sebastian (18th century)^[21]
  • A Baptismal font with cover (1930)^[22]
  • A Painting on the Retable of the Baptismal font with frame: Baptism of Christ (18th century)^[23]
  • A mobile Pulpit and confessional (1930)^[24]
  • A Rood screen: Calvary (1930)^[25]
  • 2 Tapestries: Ecce homo and Virgin of sorrow (18th century)^[26]
  • The main Altar, Altar seating, Tabernacle, Choir enclosure (20th century)^[27]

Education

There is the Charles-Chevallier primary and nursery school.

Notable people linked to the commune

• Jules Pressoir (1850-1929): Teacher
• Constant Lacroix (1846-1924): Farmer

See also

• Communes of the Aisne department

External links

• Acy on the old IGN website (French)
• Acy official website (French)
• Soissonnais agglomeration community website (French)
• Acy on Google Maps
• Acy on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (French)
• Acy on the 1750 Cassini Map
• Acy on the INSEE website (French)
• INSEE (French)

Notes and references

Notes

1. At the beginning of the 21st century, the methods of identification have been modified by law No. 2002-276 of 27 February 2002 , the so-called "law of local democracy" and in particular Title V "census operations" which allow, after a transitional period running from 2004 to 2008, the annual publication of the legal population of the different French administrative districts. For municipalities with a population greater than 10,000 inhabitants, a sample survey is conducted annually, the entire territory of these municipalities is taken into account at the end of the period of five years. The first "legal population" after 1999 under this new law came into force on 1 January 2009 and was based on the census of 2006.

References

1. Inhabitants of Aisne (French)
2. Acy in the Competition for Towns and Villages in Bloom (French)
3. Google Maps
4. List of Mayors of France (French)
5. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA02002259 War memorial (French)
6. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02004496 Statue: Angel of the Apocalypse (French)
7. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA02002260 Monument to the 71st Alpine Infantry Regiment (French)
8. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02004497 Statue: Weeping (French)
9. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA02002258 Calvary (French)
10. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA02002132 Church of Saint-Médard (French)
11. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM02001481 Pulpit (French)
12. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM02001480 Confessional (French)
13. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02004542 Statue: Immaculate conception (French)
14. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02004541 Bust-Reliquary of Saint-Medard (French)
15. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02004540 Statue: Saint Theresa and baby Jesus (French)
16. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02004455 Furniture in the Church (French)
17. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02004270 Stained glass figure: Jesus healing, Calvary (French)
18. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02004269 Stained glass figure: Saint Francis of Assisi (French)
19. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02004268 10 Stained glass windows of people (French)
20. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02004267 Statue: Saint Theresa and the baby Jesus (French)
21. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02004266 Statue: Saint Sebastian (French)
22. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02004265 Baptismal font with cover (French)
23. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02004264 Painting on the Retable of the Baptismal font with frame: Baptism of Christ (French)
24. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02004263 Mobile pulpit and confessional (French)
25. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02004262 Rood screen: Calvary (French)
26. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02004261 2 Tapestries: Ecce homo and Virgin of sorrow (French)
27. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02004260 Main Altar, Altar seating, Tabernacle, Choir enclosure (French)