Baulne-en-Brie

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Baulne-en-Brie (Script error: No such module "IPA"., literally Baulne in Brie) is a former commune in the department of Aisne in northern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Vallées-en-Champagne, of which it is a delegated commune.[1][2]

Geography

Baulne-en-Brie is located some 15 km east by south-east of Château-Thierry and 20 km west by south-west of Épernay. It can be accessed by the D4 road from Condé-en-Brie in the west through the heart of the commune and the village and continuing east to Le Breuil. There is also a country road from La Chapelle-Monthodon in the north. The south-eastern border of the commune is part of the border between the departments of Aisne and Marne. There are three hamlets in the commune other than the village: Montchevret, Grande Fontaine, and Romandie. There are extensive forests in the north, centre, south-east and south of the commune with the rest of the area being farmland.[3]

The Verdonnelle stream flows north-west through the southern part of the commune passing near the hamlet of Romandie and continuing north-west out of the commune. The Surmelin stream flows from the south-east passing through the village and continuing north-west to join the Marne near Mézy-Moulins.[3]

Neighbouring communes and villages

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Administration

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From To Name Party
2001 2008 Gilles Hiernard DVD
2008 2016 Bruno Lahouati

Demography

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The Surmelin River at Baulne-en-Brie

Economy

Baulne-en-Brie is an agricultural and wine-producing village and a part of the Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) zone for "Champagne of Aisne".

Culture and heritage

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Next to the river at Baulne-en-Brie

Civil heritage

The commune has two sites that are registered as historical monuments:

Other sites of interest
  • The Place Daniel Beaucreux in front of the church. In memory of the men and women of the Canton of Condé-en-Brie and the region who experienced deportation and death in the Nazi concentration camps. Marked: "Dead in Deportation, alive in our memories".
  • A Lavoir (Public laundry) in the main street has been decorated on the theme of the fable "The dairy and milk jug".
  • Little Switzerland of Condé, the area around the hamlet of Romandie, gives access to the Verdonnelle valley.
  • A Directional table opposite the Chemin de Glapiers on the road to Saint-Agnan offers an outstanding view of the Surmelin valley.

Religious heritage

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The Church of Saint Bartholomew
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Detail of the ceiling of the church

The commune has several religious buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:

See also

References

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