Aisne (French pronunciation: [ɛːn]) is a department in the northern part of France named after the Aisne River.
Aisne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from parts of the former provinces of Île-de-France, Picardie, and Champagne.
Most of the old-growth forests in the area were destroyed during battles in World War I. The French offensive against the Chemin des Dames in spri...
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Aisne (French pronunciation: [ɛːn]) is a department in the northern part of France named after the Aisne River.
Aisne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from parts of the former provinces of Île-de-France, Picardie, and Champagne.
Most of the old-growth forests in the area were destroyed during battles in World War I. The French offensive against the Chemin des Dames in spring 1917 is sometimes referred to as the Second Battle of the Aisne.
Aisne borders the Ardennes Forest and Belgium to the northeast. The Aisne River crosses the area from east to west, where it joins the Oise River. The landscape is dominated by masses of rock which often have steep flanks. These rocks appear all over the region, but the most impressive examples are at Laon and the Chemin des Dames ridge.
The principal cities in Aisne are :
See also: List of the communes of the Aisne department.
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