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Anguilcourt-le-Sart

Anguilcourt-le-Sart is a commune in the department of Aisne in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France.

Notable incidents

On 19 May 1983, 41 barrels of highly toxic chemical waste (dioxin-based), originating from the Seveso disaster, were found in an unused abattoir in Anguilcourt-le-Sart. The barrels, which had been illegally abandoned here by a transport contractor, were transferred the same evening to a military base near Sissonne. They were later destroyed in a high-temperature incinerator in Switzerald.

Geography

Anguilcourt-le-Sart is located some 30 km southeast of Saint-Quentin and 25 km northwest of Laon. The A26 autoroute (Autoroute des Anglais, E17) from Saint-Quentin to Rheims passes through the northeastern part of the commune but has no exit in the commune. Access to the commune is by the D69 road from Renansart in the northeast passing through the heart of the commune and village and continuing south to Les Larris. The D643 road also enters the commune from Achery in the west through the village and continuing east to Nouvion-le-Comte. the commune is almost entirely farmland except for some forest in the southwest.

The Serre river flows through the commune from east to west just south of the village forming a part of the western boundary of the commune before joining the Oise at Le Travers.

Neighbouring communes and villages

Anguilcourt and Le Sart merged between 1790 and 1800.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors of Anguilcourt-le-Sart

From To Name Party
1995 2008 Hubert Duez DVD
2008 Present Bernard Lemire

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 343—    
1975 295−2.13%
1982 299+0.19%
1990 278−0.91%
1999 268−0.41%
2007 280+0.55%
2012 303+1.59%
2017 315+0.78%
2020 308−0.75%
Source: INSEE
Anguilcourt-le-Sart War Memorial

Sights

Anguilcourt-le-Sart Church

The Garden at Fort Mayot is registered as an historical monument.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Sevesto disaster chronology, Société des Infirmier(e)s de Soins Intensifs, pp. 11-12, Accessed 1 June 18 at https://www.siznursing.be/index.php?preaction=joint&id_joint=71790
  4. ^ Google Maps
  5. ^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
  6. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  7. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA02001293 Garden at Fort Mayot (in French)