Acy, Aisne

Acy
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Acy
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Coordinates: 49°20′46″N3°24′51″E / 49.3461°N 3.4142°E / 49.3461; 3.4142
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Aisne
Arrondissement	Soissons
Canton	Soissons-2
Intercommunality	GrandSoissons Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2022–2026)	Guillaume Bourgeois [1]
Area 1	11.67 km2 (4.51 sq mi)
Population  (2021) [2]	1,016
• Density	87/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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.

Acy (French pronunciation: [asi] ) is a commune in the department of Aisne in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France.

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. ^[3]

Geography

Acy is located some 5 km southeast 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 river Aisne 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. ^[4]

Towns and villages in the commune

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

^[4]

Neighbouring communes and villages

^[4]

Heraldry

Arms of Acy

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

Administration

List of Mayors of Acy ^[5]

From	To	Name
2001	2014	Pierre Fourrier
2014	2020	Bertrand Pénasse
2020	2022	Dominique Mathaut
2022	2026	Guillaume Bourgeois [1]

Population

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Acéens or Acéennes in French. ^[6]

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 626 —     1800 543 −2.01% 1806 712 +4.62% 1821 661 −0.49% 1831 715 +0.79% 1836 710 −0.14% 1841 691 −0.54% 1846 706 +0.43% 1851 699 −0.20% 1856 715 +0.45% 1861 700 −0.42% 1866 668 −0.93% 1872 670 +0.05% 1876 624 −1.76% 1881 625 +0.03% 1886 653 +0.88% 1891 590 −2.01% 1896 637 +1.54%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 627 −0.32% 1906 652 +0.79% 1911 633 −0.59% 1921 602 −0.50% 1926 747 +4.41% 1931 774 +0.71% 1936 759 −0.39% 1946 812 +0.68% 1954 832 +0.30% 1962 962 +1.83% 1968 924 −0.67% 1975 922 −0.03% 1982 992 +1.05% 1990 985 −0.09% 1999 951 −0.39% 2007 903 −0.65% 2012 1,001 +2.08% 2017 1,012 +0.22%
Source: EHESS [7] and INSEE [8]

Culture and heritage

The War Memorial

Civil heritage

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

• The War memorial (1924). ^[9] The War memorial incorporates one item that is registered as an historical object:
  • A Statue: Angel of the Apocalypse (1924) ^[10]
• The Monument to the 71st Alpine Infantry Regiment (1948). ^[11] The monument incorporates one item that is registered as an historical object:
  • A Statue: Weeping (1948) ^[12]

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) ^[13]
• The Parish Church of Saint-Médard (12th century) ^[14] The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
  • A Pulpit (20th century) ^[15]
  • A Confessional (20th century) ^[16]
  • A Statue: Immaculate conception (18th century) ^[17]
  • A Bust-Reliquary of Saint-Medard (18th century) ^[18]
  • A Statue: Saint Theresa and baby Jesus (1930-1931) ^[19]
  • The Furniture in the Church (18th century) ^[20]
  • Stained glass figure: Jesus healing, Calvary (1929) ^[21]
  • Stained glass figure: Saint Francis of Assisi (1929) ^[22]
  • 10 Stained glass windows of people (1929) ^[23]
  • A Statue: Saint Theresa and the baby Jesus (1930) ^[24]
  • A Statue: Saint Sebastian (18th century) ^[25]
  • A Baptismal font with cover (1930) ^[26]
  • A Painting on the Retable of the Baptismal font with frame: Baptism of Christ (18th century) ^[27]
  • A mobile Pulpit and confessional (1930) ^[28]
  • A Rood screen: Calvary (1930) ^[29]
  • 2 Tapestries: Ecce homo and Virgin of sorrow (18th century) ^[30]
  • The main Altar, Altar seating, Tabernacle, Choir enclosure (20th century) ^[31]

Education

There is the Charles-Chevallier primary and nursery school. The primary school is located at the Town hall.

Notable people linked to the commune

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

See also

• Communes of the Aisne department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 1 February 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Acy in the Competition for Towns and Villages in Bloom Archived 2014-12-10 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
4. Google Maps
5. List of Mayors of France (in French)
6. Le nom des habitants du 02 - Aisne, habitants.fr
7. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Acy, EHESS (in French).
8. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
9. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA02002259 War memorial (in French)
10. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02004496 Statue: Angel of the Apocalypse (in French)
11. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA02002260 Monument to the 71st Alpine Infantry Regiment (in French)
12. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02004497 Statue: Weeping (in French)
13. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA02002258 Calvary (in French)
14. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA02002132 Church of Saint-Médard (in French)
15. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM02001481 Pulpit (in French)
16. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM02001480 Confessional (in French)
17. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02004542 Statue: Immaculate conception (in French)
18. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02004541 Bust-Reliquary of Saint-Medard (in French)
19. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02004540 Statue: Saint Theresa and baby Jesus (in French)
20. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02004455 Furniture in the Church (in French)
21. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02004270 Stained glass figure: Jesus healing, Calvary (in French)
22. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02004269 Stained glass figure: Saint Francis of Assisi (in French)
23. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02004268 10 Stained glass windows of people (in French)
24. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02004267 Statue: Saint Theresa and the baby Jesus (in French)
25. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02004266 Statue: Saint Sebastian (in French)
26. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02004265 Baptismal font with cover (in French)
27. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02004264 Painting on the Retable of the Baptismal font with frame: Baptism of Christ (in French)
28. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02004263 Mobile pulpit and confessional (in French)
29. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02004262 Rood screen: Calvary (in French)
30. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02004261 2 Tapestries: Ecce homo and Virgin of sorrow (in French)
31. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02004260 Main Altar, Altar seating, Tabernacle, Choir enclosure (in French)

External links

• Acy on the old IGN website (in French)
• Acy official website (in French)
• Soissonnais agglomeration community website Archived 28 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
• Acy on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
• Acy on the 1750 Cassini Map