Montcornet, Aisne

Montcornet
Montcornet
Administration
Country	France
Region	Picardy
Department	Aisne
Arrondissement	Laon
Canton	Rozoy-sur-Serre
Intercommunality	Portes de la Thiérache
Mayor	Guy Le Provost (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	108–177 m (354–581 ft) (avg. 112 m/367 ft)
Land area1	5.74 km2 (2.22 sq mi)
Population2	1,634  (2008)
- Density	285 /km2 (740 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	02502/ 02340
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 49°41′47″N 4°01′05″E / 49.696389°N 4.018055°E / 49.696389; 4.018055

Montcornet is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France.

Battle of Montcornet

On 14 May 1940, Charles de Gaulle was given command of the new 4th Armored Division and ordered to execute a counterattack toward Montcornet, with the objective of slowing the German advance. This was one of the only counterattacks of the French campaign that succeeded in repulsing the German troops.

Population

Historical population of Montcornet, Aisne

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008
1439	1486	1623	1781	1755	1690	1634

See also

• Communes of the Aisne department

References

• INSEE