Chauny

Chauny () is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

AI overview

Chauny is a small town located in the Aisne department in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France. It represents one of many local communes that make up the administrative divisions of France.

AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.

Weather now

cached 20h ago

18°clear sky

69% 2.1 m/s OpenWeatherMap

7-day forecast

via Open-Meteo

Place details

Locality: Chauny
Region: Hauts-de-France
Country: France
Population: 13,176
Timezone: Europe/Paris

via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames

Key facts

French commune.name: Chauny
French commune.commune status: Commune
French commune.image: Hôtel de ville de Chauny.jpg
French commune.caption: Town hall
French commune.image coat of arms: Blason Chauny 02.svg
French commune.arrondissement: Laon
French commune.canton: Chauny
French commune.INSEE: 02173
French commune.postal code: 02300
French commune.party: DVC
French commune.mayor: Emmanuel Liévin
French commune.term: 2020–2026
French commune.intercommunality: CA Chauny Tergnier La Fère
French commune.elevation m: 69
French commune.elevation min m: 42
French commune.elevation max m: 96
French commune.area km2: 13.28

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Official name: Chauny
Population: 11596
Area: 13.28
Elevation: 56
Official website: www.ville-chauny.fr
Image: Hôtel de ville de Chauny.jpg

Show 8 more facts

Commons category: Chauny
postal code: 02300
male population: 5638
female population: 6240
P8168: Mutzenhouse
email address: mailto:[email protected]
phone number: +33-3-23-38-70-70
Commons gallery: Chauny

Sources (7)

via Wikidata · CC0

~4 min read

Article

9 sections

Contents

History
Geography
Schools
Population
Twin towns – sister cities
Gallery
Climate
See also
References

Chauny () is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

==History== There has been a settlement on the site, more or less continuously, since at least the Carolingian era. Known variously as Calgny, Cauny, Canni, Calni or as Chaulni. In Latin, contemporary chroniclers and historians such as Flodoard, Guibert de Noyon/Nogent used at least 13 different names when referring to it; such as Calnacum, Calniacum, Cauniacum, Calviniacum and Channiacum.