Bancigny


Bancigny is a French commune in the department of Aisne in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France.

Geography

Bancigny is located some 50 km north-east of Laon and 12 km east by south-east of Vervins. It can be accessed by the D747 road from Plomion in the north-west which then continues east to Jeantes. There is also country road access from west, south, and north. Apart from the village the commune is entirely farmland with no other villages or hamlets.
The commune is traversed by the Huteau stream from east to west north of the village and bordering the Mill Farm north-west of the village.

Neighbouring communes and villages

History

Bancigny was called Bancegnies on a map dated 1205 and at that time the area was a lordship. The Bancigny area was made a County in 1590. During the French Revolution, Bancigny became a commune in the Canton of Plomion in the district of Vervins. In 1801 the commune was transferred to the Canton of Vervins in the Arrondissement of Vervins.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors of Bancigny
FromToNamePartyPosition
20012014André TrochainDVD
20142018Steve Huclin
2018PresentChristine Foulon

Population

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

The commune has a number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:
The commune has several religious buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments: