Saint-Michel, Aisne


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Saint-Michel (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ miʃɛl] ) is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. It is also unofficially called Saint-Michel-en-Thiérache.

Saint-Michel

Saint-Michel Abbey

Saint-Michel Abbey

Coat of arms of Saint-Michel

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Location of Saint-Michel

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Saint-Michel is located in France

Saint-Michel

Saint-Michel

Saint-Michel is located in Hauts-de-France

Saint-Michel

Saint-Michel

Coordinates: 49°55′07″N 4°08′01″E / 49.9186°N 4.1336°E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentAisne
ArrondissementVervins
CantonHirson
IntercommunalityCC Trois Rivières
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Thierry Verdavaine[1]
Area

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42.2 km2 (16.3 sq mi)
Population

 (2021)[2]

3,252
 • Density77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code

02684 /02830

Elevation172–278 m (564–912 ft)
(avg. 201 m or 659 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 4,342—    
1975 4,155−0.63%
1982 4,044−0.39%
1990 3,783−0.83%
1999 3,656−0.38%
2007 3,521−0.47%
2012 3,542+0.12%
2017 3,417−0.72%
Source: INSEE[3]
  • French Revolution leader Antoine Joseph Santerre, whose family moved from Saint-Michel to Paris before the Revolution.
  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. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE