Country France Department Aisne Intercommunality Val de l'Aisne Area 9.49 km² Arrondissement Soissons | Region Hauts-de-France Canton Braine Population (2012) 472 Local time Tuesday 10:56 PM | |
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Weather 6°C, Wind SW at 29 km/h, 82% Humidity | ||
Bazoches-sur-Vesles (also spelt Bazoches-sur-Vesle "Vesle" without an "s" was officially abandoned) -before 1943 Bazoches- is a French commune in the department of Aisne in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France.
Contents
- Map of 02220 Bazoches sur Vesles France
- Geography
- History
- Administration
- Demography
- Civil heritage
- Religious heritage
- References
Map of 02220 Bazoches-sur-Vesles, France
Geography
Bazoches-sur-Vasles is located some 25 km east by south-east of Soissons and 30 km west by north-west of Rheims. It is traversed from east to west by National Route N31 (E46) passing just north of the village. The village can be accessed off the N31 on road D83 which continues south-west to Mont-Notre-Dame. The D484 branches east off the D83 to Saint-Thibaut. The commune is served by the SNCF railway line from Paris (Gare de l'Est) - La Ferte-Milon - Reims with a station just south of the village. The eastern border of the commune is also the border between Aisne and Marne departments. The commune is mostly farmland with scattered patches of forest.
The Vesle river forms part of the southern border of the commune before flowing west through the commune then forming the western border and continuing on to join the Aisne near Condé-sur-Aisne. There are several lakes or reservoirs to the west of the town.
History
The Roman Prefects of Gaul had a palace in the area
Bazoches-sur-Vesle was the site of intense combat between American and German troops during the Vesle campaign of the First World War, in July–August 1918.
Administration
List of Successive Mayors of Bazoches-sur-Vesles
(Not all data is known)
Demography
In 2012 the commune had 472 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.
Sources : Ldh/EHESS/Cassini until 1962, INSEE database from 1968 (population without double counting and municipal population from 2006)
Civil heritage
The commune has a number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:
Religious heritage
The Parish Church of Saint Peter (12th century) is registered as an historical monument. It contains many items that are registered as historical objects: