Pouilly-sur-Serre

Pouilly-sur-Serre is a common French, located in the department of the Aisne and the area Picardy.

Geography

Pouilly-sur-Serre, located at 3 km of Crécy-on-Greenhouse and at 13 km of Laon, is bordered by the Serre.

Pouilly is located at the medium vast agricultural plains declining the colors of the culture of vegetables and cereals.

History

The village was given by Clovis to holy Remi which itself made of it gift with the church of Laon.

In 1568, the village was plundered by the calvinists.

Pouilly was the seat of a Léproserie joined together with the hospital of Laon.

1883: Pouilly takes the name of Pouilly-sur-Serre.

Administration

Under the revolutionary administration , Pouilly depended on the department of the Aisne, the District of Laon and of the canton of Crécy-on-Greenhouse.

Demography

Places and monuments

  • the Saint-Jacob farm was a traditional stage of the pilgrims on the road of Compostelle.

  • Gothic the Saint M3edard's Day church of style.
  • the old station, now transformed into village hall.
  • the school accommodates the children of Pouilly and the villages neighborhood. There has existed for now a few years a nursery as well as a canteen.
  • the college of the Valley of Greenhouse, which proposes a BEPA Agroéquipements and one WRAPPED landscape Work.

Personalities related to the commune

  • Saint Remi, bishop of Rheims (birth towards 437)

  • Clovis, king of the Francs of 481 with 511

Economy

Pouilly accommodates a endivery as well as many farms in general producing cereals as well as beet or potatoes.

The site William Saurin employs 343 people. 75.000 tons of Italian, exotic dishes and quenelles are manufactured each year. These products are of mark Garbit, Petitjean or Panzani. The site of Pouilly is most important of the eight French sites.

See too

  • Common of Aisne

External bonds

  • Memory of Pouilly-sur-Serre
  • Pouilly-sur-Serre on the site of the national geographical Institute
  • Pouilly-sur-Serre on the site of INSEE
  • Pouilly-sur-Serre on the site of Quid
  • the communes closest to Pouilly-sur-Serre
  • Pouilly-sur-Serre on Mapquest
  • Pouilly-sur-Serre on Viamichelin

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