Aisonville-et-Bernoville

Aisonville-et-Bernoville
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Aisonville-et-Bernoville
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Coordinates: 49°56′05″N3°31′21″E / 49.9347°N 3.5225°E / 49.9347; 3.5225
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Aisne
Arrondissement	Vervins
Canton	Guise
Intercommunality	Thiérache Sambre et Oise
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christian Parent [1]
Area 1	8.73 km2 (3.37 sq mi)
Population  (2023) [2]	259
• Density	29.7/km2 (76.8/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	02006 /02110
Elevation	108–166 m (354–545 ft) (avg. 166 m or 545 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Aisonville-et-Bernoville is a commune in the department of Aisne in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France.

Geography

The commune is some 15 km north-east of Saint-Quentin and some 8 km north-west of Guise. The commune can be accessed from Etaves-et-Bocquiaux in the west by road D31 which runs east into the commune and into the town where it joins road D960 which runs northwest to Bohain-en-Vermandois and south-east to join road D68. Road D68 also runs from the town north-east to Grougis and south-west to Montigny-en-Arrouaise. Road D67 runs from Remaucort to near the Oise river form the southern border of the commune. The commune is almost all farmland except for a small area of forest near the town. There is only one other hamlet - that of Bernoville - which is close to the main town. ^[3]

Neighbouring communes and villages

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History

From 10 to 18 October 1918, the Battle of Aisonville-et-Bernoville was dominated by nearly 10 French regiments who overcame a powerful German army entrenched in the village. On the French side there were two thousand casualties, including 400 deaths.

Administration

Mayors of Aisonville-et-Bernoville ^[4]

From	To	Name
2001	2015	Alain Violette
2016	Present	Christian Parent

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	343	—
1975	300	−1.90%
1982	251	−2.52%
1990	216	−1.86%
1999	291	+3.37%
2007	295	+0.17%
2012	274	−1.47%
2017	255	−1.43%
2023	259	+0.26%
Source: INSEE [5]

The War Memorial

The entrance to the village

Culture and heritage

The Château de Bernoville

Civil heritage

The commune has a one building that is registered as an historical monument:

• The Château de Bernoville (19th century) ^[6] is of a regional architecture in brick and stone. The old stables have been converted into a three-star hotel.

Religious heritage

The Parish Church of Notre-Dame

The commune has two religious buildings that are registered as historical monuments:

• The Parish Church of Notre-Dame de la Nativité (18th century). ^[7] The church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
  • A Eucharistic Suspension (17th century) ^[8]
  • An Altar painting: the Assumption (17th century) ^[9]
  • A Retable (19th century) ^[10]
  • The Main Altar (18th century) ^[11]
  • The Main Altar retable and painting (17th century) ^[12]
  • A Painting: Nativité Puységur (17th century) ^[13]
  • A Statue: Virgin and Child (19th century) ^[14]
  • A Cross: Christ on the Cross (17th century) ^[15]
• The former Parish Church of Saint-Jean (1841). ^[16] The church contains one item that is registered as an historical object:
  • A painting and frame: the Education of Christ (17th century) ^[17]

Notable people linked to the communes

• Dame Marie Martine Camps-Laurent, wife of Ferdinand de l'Epine was the Lady of Bernoville, Aisonville, and of Roberfart and other places. ^[18] She died in 1777 and her will, which was dated 10 May 1774, made her husband her sole heir but was annulled by a decree of the parliament of Paris on 1 September 1780. ^[19]

See also

• Communes of the Aisne department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
3. Google Maps
4. List of Mayors of France
5. Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
6. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00027386 Chateau (in French)
7. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA02000472 Parish Church of Notre-Dame de la Nativité (in French)
8. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02002092 Eucharistic Suspension (in French)
9. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02002087 Altar painting: the Assumption (in French)
10. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02002086 Retable (in French)
11. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02002085 Main Altar (in French)
12. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02002084 Main Altar retable and painting (in French)
13. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02002083 Painting: Nativité Puységur (in French)
14. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02002082 Painting: Nativité Puységur (in French)
15. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02002081 Cross: Christ on the Cross (in French)
16. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA02000467 Former Parish Church of Saint-Jean (in French)
17. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02002090 Painting and frame: the Education of Christ (in French)
18. Parish Register of Quesnoy (59): Her husband remarried on 3 November 1782.
19. Universal and reasoned Directory of civil, criminal, canonical and beneficial, by Joseph Nicolas Guyot and others, 1785, Vol 17, page 119 et al. - rubrique Testament, consultable on Google Books. (in French)

External links

• Aisonville-et-Bernoville on the old IGN website (in French)
• Aisonville-et-Bernoville on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
• Aisonville and Bernoville on the 1750 Cassini Map