Le Nouvion-en-Thiérache

Le Nouvion-en-Thiérache
Commune
The church of Le Nouvion-en-Thiérache
Coat of arms
Location of Le Nouvion-en-Thiérache
Le Nouvion-en-Thiérache Le Nouvion-en-Thiérache
Coordinates: 50°01′05″N 3°47′09″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Aisne
Arrondissement	Vervins
Canton	Guise
Intercommunality	Thiérache du Centre
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Roselyne Cail
Area 1	48.42 km2 (18.70 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	2,505
• Density	52/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	02558 /02170
Elevation	154–229 m (505–751 ft) (avg. 185 m or 607 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Nouvion-en-Thiérache (French pronunciation: [lə nuvjɔ̃ ɑ̃ tjeʁaʃ], literally Le Nouvion in Thiérache; Picard: Ch' Nouvion-in-Thiérache) is a commune in the Aisne department, region of Hauts-de-France (formerly Picardy), northern France.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 3,018 —     1800 3,357 +1.53% 1806 3,082 −1.41% 1821 3,158 +0.16% 1831 3,106 −0.17% 1836 3,068 −0.25% 1841 3,045 −0.15% 1846 3,240 +1.25% 1851 3,295 +0.34% 1856 3,094 −1.25% 1861 3,070 −0.16% 1866 3,261 +1.21% 1872 3,172 −0.46% 1876 3,273 +0.79% 1881 3,334 +0.37% 1886 3,209 −0.76% 1891 3,110 −0.62% 1896 3,085 −0.16%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 3,189 +0.67% 1906 2,977 −1.37% 1911 2,875 −0.69% 1921 2,628 −0.89% 1926 2,851 +1.64% 1931 2,623 −1.65% 1936 2,636 +0.10% 1946 2,455 −0.71% 1954 2,684 +1.12% 1962 3,096 +1.80% 1968 3,343 +1.29% 1975 3,247 −0.42% 1982 3,139 −0.48% 1990 2,905 −0.96% 1999 2,917 +0.05% 2007 2,823 −0.41% 2012 2,801 −0.16% 2017 2,602 −1.46%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

History

World War I

On August 27, 1914, 210 houses in Le Nouvion-en-Thiérache were destroyed. On October 3, 1914, the Germans requisitioned cars and trucks, six bicycles, candles and kerosene. Every day, the town had to supply the Germans with 100 kg of assorted meat, 85 kg of bread, 48 kg of oats, 8 bales of alfalfa; 8 bales of straw, carrots, turnips, a cabbage and 200 kg of coal. A large part of the Nouvion-en-Thiérache forest is requisitioned and cut down to produce coal and rifle butts. On November 6, 2018, the town was liberated.

Personalities

• Kamini (born 1979), rapper, comedian and screenwriter.
• Ernest Lavisse (1842-1922), historian.
• Adrien Fainsilber (1932-2023), architect and urbanist.

See also

• Communes of the Aisne department