Urcel () is a
commune in the
Aisne
Aisne ( , ; ; pcd, Ainne) is a French department in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France. It is named after the river Aisne. In 2019, it had a population of 531,345.[department
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
*Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...]
in
Hauts-de-France
Hauts-de-France (; pcd, Heuts-d'Franche; , also ''Upper France'') is the northernmost Regions of France, region of France, created by the territorial reform of French regions in 2014, from a merger of Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Picardy. Its Prefectu ...
in northern
France.
Geography
The river
Ailette
The ailette (French language for ''little wing'') was a component of late thirteenth and early to mid fourteenth century knightly armour
Armour (British English) or armor (American English; see spelling differences) is a covering used to pro ...
forms most of the commune's western border.
Population
See also
*
Communes of the Aisne department
References
External links
Official website
Communes of Aisne
Aisne communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia
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