Cerizy

Cerizy
Cerizy
Location within Picardy region  Cerizy
Coordinates: 49°45′39″N 3°19′40″E / 49.7608°N 3.3278°ECoordinates: 49°45′39″N 3°19′40″E / 49.7608°N 3.3278°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Aisne
Arrondissement	Saint-Quentin
Canton	Moÿ-de-l'Aisne
Intercommunality	Vallée de l'Oise
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Christophe Carlier
Area^1	4 km^2 (2 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	58
• Density	15/km^2 (38/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	02149 / 02240
Elevation	73–123 m (240–404 ft) (avg. 108 m or 354 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.

Cerizy is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France. It is part of the Canton of Moÿ-de-l'Aisne.^[1]

During the Retreat from Mons on 28 August 1914, the British 12th Lancers charged a dismounted Prussian Guard Dragoon regiment^[2] near the village.^[3]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	82	—
1968	84	+2.4%
1975	86	+2.4%
1982	62	−27.9%
1990	64	+3.2%
1999	48	−25.0%
2008	58	+20.8%

See also

• Communes of the Aisne department

References

• INSEE

1. http://www.lagenealogie.com/histoire-ville-village-commune/cerizy-02149.html
2. http://www.army.mod.uk/armoured/regiments/18892.aspx
3. Mons 1914: the BEF's Tactical Triumph by David Lomas and Ed Dovey, Osprey Publishing, 1997 p.83