Arrancy


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

Geography

Arrancy is located some 15 km southeast of Laon and 40 km northwest of Reims. It can be accessed by the D1044 road from Festieux in the north which passes down the eastern edge of the commune and continues south to Corbeny. The village is accessed by the D88 which runs west from the D1044 to the village then continues west to Ployart-et-Vaurseine. There are also some country roads which access the commune. The commune is mixed farmland and forest with no other hamlets or villages other than Arrancy.
La Bièvre stream rises northeast of the village and flows southwest to the south of the village then west into the Ailette Lake.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors of Arrancy
FromToNameParty
2001PresentGeorges HarantUMP then LR

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

The commune has two buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:
  • The Chateau of Arrancy is registered as an historical monument.
  • The old Chateau of Arranceau is registered as an historical monument.

Religious heritage

The Church of Saint-Rémi contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
  • A Statue
  • A Statue: Saint Barbe
  • A Tombstone of Charles Duglas, his wife, and their children
  • A Tombstone of Louis de Proisy and Louise de Gris, his wife
  • A Tombstone of Philippe Duglas
  • A Tombstone of Jacques de Proisy, Baron of La Bove, and Claudine d'Espena, his wife

Notable people linked to the commune