Pargny-la-Dhuys
| Pargny-la-Dhuys | |
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  Pargny-la-Dhuys | |
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Location within Picardy region  Pargny-la-Dhuys | |
| Coordinates: 48°57′13″N 3°33′18″E / 48.9536°N 3.555°ECoordinates: 48°57′13″N 3°33′18″E / 48.9536°N 3.555°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie |
| Department | Aisne |
| Arrondissement | Château-Thierry |
| Canton | Condé-en-Brie |
| Intercommunality | Condé en Brie |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Marc Remiot |
| Area1 | 12.66 km2 (4.89 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 164 |
| • Density | 13/km2 (34/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 02590 / 02330 |
| Elevation |
109–221 m (358–725 ft) (avg. 145 m or 476 ft) |
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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. | |
Pargny-la-Dhuys is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 206 | — |
| 1968 | 224 | +8.7% |
| 1975 | 166 | −25.9% |
| 1982 | 141 | −15.1% |
| 1990 | 156 | +10.6% |
| 1999 | 158 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 164 | +3.8% |
Sights
The commune's church is St. Martin Church, which has Gothic arches and a slender belfry.
Pargny-la-Dhuys is a former forge that was built on an iron mine belonging to the County of Braine in the fifteenth century .
The last lord of the commune was the Count de la Tour du Pin.
This is the location of the catchment of the Dhuys: an aqueduct of 131 km built between 1863 and 1865 that now supplies the city of Paris and the park at Marne-la-Vallee with water.
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