Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique
commune in Aisne, France
Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique (French pronunciation: [kusi l(ə) ʃɑto ofʁik]; Picard: Couchi-Catieu-Aufrike) is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography
Coucy is located west of Laon on the road between Tergnier (north) and Soissons (south) north-northeast of Paris.
The river Ailette forms most of the commune's southern border.
History
During the Middle Ages, the town was part of the Barony of Coucy.
Population
Personalities
Moses ben Jacob of Coucy
Samson of Coucy
Louis-Xavier Gargan
César de Vendôme, (born 7 June 1594)
Ferdinand Stanislas Bigot (6 May 1809 – 1890), mayor of Coucy-le-Château in the 1870s
François Pipelet de Leury, (1722–1809), director of the Royal Academic Surgery, doctor of the royal family, mayor of Coucy-le-Château for thirty years. Lieutenant of the first surgeon for the king.
Enguerrand VII de Coucy
Barbin Pierre Philibert (1819-1868) born in Coucy-le-Chateau, grandfather of the actor Rudolph Valentino.
Points of interests
Ruins of the Château de Coucy. The modern town is squeezed into the space within the medieval walls.
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