Baulne-en-Brie
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Baulne-en-Brie (French pronunciation: [bo(l)n ɑ̃ bʁi], literally Baulne in Brie) is a former commune in the department of Aisne in northern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Vallées-en-Champagne, of which it is a delegated commune.[2][3]
Geography
Baulne-en-Brie is located some 15 km east by south-east of Château-Thierry and 20 km west by south-west of Épernay. It can be accessed by the D4 road from Condé-en-Brie in the west through the heart of the commune and the village and continuing east to Le Breuil. There is also a country road from La Chapelle-Monthodon in the north. The south-eastern border of the commune is part of the border between the departments of Aisne and Marne. There are three hamlets in the commune other than the village: Montchevret, Grande Fontaine, and Romandie. There are extensive forests in the north, centre, south-east and south of the commune with the rest of the area being farmland.[4]
The Verdonnelle stream flows north-west through the southern part of the commune passing near the hamlet of Romandie and continuing north-west out of the commune. The Surmelin stream flows from the south-east passing through the village and continuing north-west to join the Marne near Mézy-Moulins.[4]
Neighbouring communes and villages
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Administration
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List of Successive Mayors of Baulne-en-Brie[5]
From | To | Name | Party |
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2001 | 2008 | Gilles Hiernard | DVD |
2008 | 2016 | Bruno Lahouati |
Demography
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Economy
Baulne-en-Brie is an agricultural and wine-producing village and a part of the Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) zone for "Champagne of Aisne".
Culture and heritage
Civil heritage
The commune has two sites that are registered as historical monuments:
- The Madame Max Park
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- The Chateau Park
[9]
- Other sites of interest
- The Place Daniel Beaucreux in front of the church. In memory of the men and women of the Canton of Condé-en-Brie and the region who experienced deportation and death in the Nazi concentration camps. Marked: "Dead in Deportation, alive in our memories".
- A Lavoir (Public laundry) in the main street has been decorated on the theme of the fable "The dairy and milk jug".
- Little Switzerland of Condé, the area around the hamlet of Romandie, gives access to the Verdonnelle valley.
- A Directional table opposite the Chemin de Glapiers on the road to Saint-Agnan offers an outstanding view of the Surmelin valley.
Religious heritage
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The commune has several religious buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:
- The Church of Saint Bartholomew (12th century).
[10] It has one of the last wooden ceilings with alternating grain slats in the world. The Church contains three items that are registered as historical objects:
- A Funeral Plaque of Madeleine de Castellan, widow of Louis Mallart, Counsellor to the King (1633)
[11]
- The Tombstone of Guillaume de Baulne (1255)
[12]
- A Pulpit with 3 Bas-reliefs (16th century)
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- A Funeral Plaque of Madeleine de Castellan, widow of Louis Mallart, Counsellor to the King (1633)
See also
References
- ^ a b "Populations légales 2021" [Legal populations 2021] (PDF) (in French). INSEE. December 2023.
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 23 November 2015 (in French)
- ^ Commune de Baulne-en-Brie (02053), INSEE
- ^ a b c Google Maps
- ^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Baulne-en-Brie, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Populations légales 2012, INSEE
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA02001301 Madame Max Park (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA02001300 Chateau Park (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00115519 Church of Saint Bartholomew (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM02000071 Funeral Plaque of Madeleine de Castellan, widow of Louis Mallart, Counsellor to the King (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM02000070 Tombstone of Guillaume de Baulne (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM02000069 Pulpit with 3 Bas-reliefs (in French)
External links
- Baulne-en-Brie on the old National Geographic Institute website (in French)
- Baulne-en-Brie on the Union for initiative of the canton of Condé-en-Brie official website (in French)
- Baulne-en-Brie official website (in French)
- The Prison Door from La Petite Roquette prison (in French)
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