Amifontaine is located some 20 km southeast of Laon and 40 km northwest of Rheims. The Autoroute des Anglais (A26, E17) passes through the western side of the commune from north to south but has no exit in the commune. Access to the commune is by road D52 from Ramecourt in the northwest through the commune to the village and continuing south-east to Prouvais. There is also road D89 from La Malmaison in the northeast through the village to Juvincourt-et-Damary in the southwest. The D24 road also passes through the north of the commune from west to east forming the southern border of a large forested area extending beyond the northern border of the commune. The commune is almost entirely farmland except for the forested area in the north.[3]Amifontaine station has rail connections to Reims and Laon.
The small river Miette (also called La Source à l'Aisne in its uppermost part) rises north of the village and flows south to join the river Aisne near Berry-au-Bac.[4]
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12 Squadron check their maps on the airfield at Amifontaine12 Squadron at Amifontaine
From 8 December 1939 to 16 May 1940 No. 12 Squadron RAF was stationed at an airstrip in Amifontaine.[6] On 12 May 1940 a mission was flown from Amifontaine to destroy two bridges over the Albert Canal. Only one out of five aircraft returned. Flying Officer Garland and Sergeant Gray were both awarded posthumous Victoria Crosses for "most conspicuous bravery".[7]
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amifontaine, french, pronunciation, amifɔ, tɛn, commune, department, aisne, hauts, france, region, northern, france, communetown, halllocation, show, franceshow, hauts, francecoordinates, 4836, 9192, 4836, 9192countryfranceregionhauts, francedepartmentaisnearr. Amifontaine French pronunciation amifɔ tɛn is a commune in the department of Aisne in the Hauts de France region of northern France AmifontaineCommuneTown hallLocation of AmifontaineAmifontaineShow map of FranceAmifontaineShow map of Hauts de FranceCoordinates 49 29 01 N 3 55 09 E 49 4836 N 3 9192 E 49 4836 3 9192CountryFranceRegionHauts de FranceDepartmentAisneArrondissementLaonCantonVilleneuve sur AisneIntercommunalityChampagne PicardeGovernment Mayor 2020 2026 Denis Serin 1 Area127 9 km2 10 8 sq mi Population 2021 2 387 Density14 km2 36 sq mi Time zoneUTC 01 00 CET Summer DST UTC 02 00 CEST INSEE Postal code02013 02190Elevation64 119 m 210 390 ft avg 80 m or 260 ft 1 French Land Register data which excludes lakes ponds glaciers gt 1 km2 0 386 sq mi or 247 acres and river estuaries Contents 1 Geography 1 1 Neighbouring communes and villages 2 Administration 3 History 4 Population 5 Sites and monuments 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksGeography editAmifontaine is located some 20 km southeast of Laon and 40 km northwest of Rheims The Autoroute des Anglais A26 E17 passes through the western side of the commune from north to south but has no exit in the commune Access to the commune is by road D52 from Ramecourt in the northwest through the commune to the village and continuing south east to Prouvais There is also road D89 from La Malmaison in the northeast through the village to Juvincourt et Damary in the southwest The D24 road also passes through the north of the commune from west to east forming the southern border of a large forested area extending beyond the northern border of the commune The commune is almost entirely farmland except for the forested area in the north 3 Amifontaine station has rail connections to Reims and Laon The small river Miette also called La Source a l Aisne in its uppermost part rises north of the village and flows south to join the river Aisne near Berry au Bac 4 Neighbouring communes and villages edit 3 Administration editList of Successive Mayors of Amifontaine 5 In office Name Party Ref March 2001 2014 Philippe Bonnet DVG2014 Present Denis Serin SEThis list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items April 2021 History edit nbsp 12 Squadron check their maps on the airfield at Amifontaine nbsp 12 Squadron at AmifontaineFrom 8 December 1939 to 16 May 1940 No 12 Squadron RAF was stationed at an airstrip in Amifontaine 6 On 12 May 1940 a mission was flown from Amifontaine to destroy two bridges over the Albert Canal Only one out of five aircraft returned Flying Officer Garland and Sergeant Gray were both awarded posthumous Victoria Crosses for most conspicuous bravery 7 Population editHistorical populationYearPop p a 1968417 1975420 0 10 1982376 1 57 1990351 0 86 1999387 1 09 2007404 0 54 2012415 0 54 2017404 0 54 Source INSEE 8 nbsp The Post OfficeSites and monuments edit nbsp Saint Remi ChurchSaint Remi Church nbsp Amifontaine Cross nbsp The War MemorialSee also editCommunes of the Aisne departmentReferences edit Repertoire national des elus les maires data gouv fr Plateforme ouverte des donnees publiques francaises in French 2 December 2020 Populations legales 2021 The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies 28 December 2023 a b Google Maps Sandre Fiche cours d eau La Miette H1430600 List of Mayors of France in French History of War London Gazette No 34870 11 June 1940 Read online Population en historique depuis 1968 INSEEExternal links editAmifontaine on the old National Geographical Institute website in French 40000 Bell Towers website in French Amifontaine on Geoportail National Geographic Institute IGN website in French Amifontaine on the 1750 Cassini Map nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Amifontaine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Amifontaine amp oldid 1168140036, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
