Aisne

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Aisne is a department in northern France known for its historic towns, World War I battlefields, and rural landscapes.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Oise 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf French department
borders Ardennes region
surface form: Ardennes

Marne NERFINISHED
Nord
Oise NERFINISHED
Seine-et-Marne
Somme, France
surface form: Somme
capital Laon NERFINISHED
contains Second Battle of the Aisne
surface form: Chemin des Dames

Château-Thierry NERFINISHED
Laon NERFINISHED
Saint-Quentin
Soissons NERFINISHED
Thiérache
Villers-Cotterêts
country France
createdBy French Revolution
createdIn 1790
departmentNumber 02
economicActivity agriculture
cereal production
dairy farming
hasHeritage Gothic cathedrals
medieval fortifications
war cemeteries
hasRiver Aisne River NERFINISHED
Marne River NERFINISHED
Oise River NERFINISHED
historicalEventSite Nivelle Offensive
Second Battle of the Aisne
historicalRegion Picardy
knownFor World War I battlefields
historic towns
rural landscapes
language French
locatedIn Hauts-de-France NERFINISHED
northern France NERFINISHED
namedAfter Aisne River NERFINISHED
partOf France
prefecture Laon NERFINISHED
regionCode FR-02
subprefecture Château-Thierry NERFINISHED
Saint-Quentin
Soissons NERFINISHED
timeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
vehicleRegistrationCode 02

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