Aizy-Jouy


Aizy-Jouy is a commune in the department of Aisne in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France.

Geography

Aizy-Jouy is some 15 km north-east of Soissons and 20 km south-east of Laon. National Highway N2 from Soissons to Laon passes just north of the commune. The commune can be accessed by Highway D14 running south from the N2 continuing through the heart of the commune and the town continuing south to Vailly-sur-Aisne. Highway D15 branches from the D14 at the southern border of the commune and heads north-east through the eastern part of the commune and then to Pargny-Filain. There are also several small country roads criss-crossing the commune and exiting on all sides of the commune. There are no villages or hamlets in the commune other than Aizy-Jouy.
A stream rises from ponds north of the town and flows south through the commune joining with other streams rising in the north-east of the commune and flowing south to the river Aisne. The commune has a substantial amount of forest mostly following the course of the streams with the rest of commune farmland.

History

In 1972, the two towns of Aizy and Jouy merged to form Aizy-Jouy after the edict of the préfecture dated 24 January 1972.

Administration

List of Mayors of Aizy-Jouy
FromToNameParty
20012008Éric De WulfDVD
20082014Yannick Lecluze
20142020Éric De WulfDVD
2020PresentAmadéo Neca

Population

Before 1971 the communes of Aizy and Jouy were separate and their population was counted separately. In 1954, Aizy had 242 inhabitants and Jouy 140.

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

The commune has a number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:
  • A House at 2 Impasse des Anges
  • A House at 1 Rue des Anges
  • A House at 4 Rue des Anges
  • A Town Hall / School at 7 Rue de Chavignon
  • A House at 8 Rue de Chavignon
  • A House at 1 Rue du Chateau
  • A House at 1 Place du Clos-Rubut
  • A House at 1 Impasse Denne
  • A House at 1 Rue du Guet
  • A House at 2 Rue du Guet
  • A House at 5 Rue d'Hameret
  • A House at 7 Rue d'Hameret
  • A Town Hall / School at the Place de la Mairie
  • A House at 1 Rue du Moulin
  • The Creute du Caid .
  • The Quarry Carvings The Creute du Caid operated for a century and a half and was occupied by the belligerents during the First World War. They left some cave carvings - some of which are of high quality.
  • Aizy-Jouy Village
  • The '''War Memorial'''

Religious heritage

The commune has several religious buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:
  • The Parish Church of Saint-Médard. The church has several items that are registered as historical objects:
  • *The Tombstone of Claude Personne
  • *The Tombstone of François de Hanot
  • *Sculptures
  • *All objects in the Church
  • The Parish Church of Saint-Bandry. The church has several items that are registered as historical objects:
  • *All objects in the Church
  • *A Lectern
  • *A Baptismal font
  • *A Baptismal font
  • An Ancient Church. This church was destroyed during the First World War. Only the south gate remains.
  • The Communal Cemetery at Le Toty
  • The Communal Cemetery at Aizy