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Country
  
France

Department
  
Aisne

Intercommunality
  
Condé en Brie

Area
  
18.89 km²

Arrondissement
  
Château-Thierry

Region
  
Hauts-de-France

Canton
  
Condé-en-Brie

Population (2010)
  
288

Local time
  
Tuesday 2:33 PM

Baulne-en-Brie

Weather
  
6°C, Wind SW at 24 km/h, 85% Humidity

Baulne-en-Brie is a former commune in the department of Aisne in northern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Vallées-en-Champagne.

Contents

Map of 02330 Baulne-en-Brie, France

Geography

Baulne-en-Brie is located some 15 km east by south-east of Château-Thierry and 20 km west by south-west of Épernay. It can be accessed by the D4 road from Condé-en-Brie in the west through the heart of the commune and the village and continuing east to Le Breuil. There is also a country road from La Chapelle-Monthodon in the north. The south-eastern border of the commune is part of the border between the departments of Aisne and Marne. There are three hamlets in the commune other than the village: Montchevret, Grande Fontaine, and Romandie. There are extensive forests in the north, centre, south-east and south of the commune with the rest of the area being farmland.

The Verdonnelle stream flows north-west through the southern part of the commune passing near the hamlet of Romandie and continuing north-west out of the commune. The Surmelin stream flows from the south-east passing through the village and continuing north-west to join the Marne near Mézy-Moulins.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors of Baulne-en-Brie

(Not all data is known)

Demography

In 2010 the commune had 288 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known through the population censuses conducted in the commune 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.

Population Change (See database)

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

Economy

Baulne-en-Brie is an agricultural and wine-producing village and a part of the Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) zone for "Champagne of Aisne".

Civil heritage

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

  • The Madame Max Park
  • The Chateau Park
    • Other sites of interest
  • The Place Daniel Beaucreux in front of the church. In memory of the men and women of the Canton of Condé-en-Brie and the region who experienced deportation and death in the Nazi concentration camps. Marked: "Dead in Deportation, alive in our memories".
  • A Lavoir (Public laundry) in the main street has been decorated on the theme of the fable "The dairy and milk jug".
  • Little Switzerland of Condé, the area around the hamlet of Romandie, gives access to the Verdonnelle valley.
  • A Directional table opposite the Chemin de Glapiers on the road to Saint-Agnan offers an outstanding view of the Surmelin valley.

    • Religious heritage

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

  • The Church of Saint Bartholomew (12th century). It has one of the last wooden ceilings with alternating grain slats in the world. The Church contains three items that are registered as historical objects:
  • A Funeral Plaque of Madeleine de Castellan, widow of Louis Mallart, Counsellor to the King (1633)
  • The Tombstone of Guillaume de Baulne (1255)
  • A Pulpit with 3 Bas-reliefs (16th century)

    • References

    Baulne-en-Brie Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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