Montigny-Lengrain

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Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Montigny-Lengrain
Commune
The town hall and school of Montigny-Lengrain The town hall and school of Montigny-Lengrain
Coat of arms of Montigny-Lengrain Coat of arms
Location of Montigny-Lengrain Map
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Coordinates: 49°22′20′′N 3°06′00′′E / 49.3722°N 3.1°E / 49.3722; 3.1
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Aisne
Arrondissement	Soissons
Canton	Vic-sur-Aisne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Chantal Mouny^[1]
Area ¹	11.38 km² (4.39 sq mi)
Population (2022)^[2]	684
• Density	60/km² (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	02514 /02290
Elevation	36–163 m (118–535 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Montigny-Lengrain (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃tiɲilɑ̃ɡʁɛ̃] ) is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Population

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Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	649	—
1968	617	−4.9%
1975	584	−5.3%
1982	574	−1.7%
1990	585	+1.9%
1999	635	+8.5%
2008	663	+4.4%

History

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On Easter day 945, the castle of Montigny-Lengrain, guarded by the faithful of King Louis IV of France, was taken by Herbert III of Vermandois, assisted by the Count of Tours and Blois Thibaud. The latter, vassal of Hugues the Great, participates in it as indirect support of Hugues to the fight against the king. (Y Sassier, Hugues Capet, Paris, Fayard, 2008, p115.)

Places and Monuments

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Church of Saint-Martin de Montigny-Lengrain, historical monument since 1921.
The Renaissance cross within the walls of the church, become with the church historical monument
The monument to the dead.
Road crosses.