Cerizy

Cerizy
Cerizy
Administration
Country	France
Region	Picardy
Department	Aisne
Arrondissement	Saint-Quentin
Canton	Moÿ-de-l'Aisne
Intercommunality	Vallée de l'Oise
Mayor	Jean-Christophe Carlier (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	73–123 m (240–404 ft) (avg. 108 m/354 ft)
Land area1	4 km2 (1.5 sq mi)
Population2	58  (2008)
- Density	15 /km2 (39 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	02149/ 02240
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°45′39″N 3°19′40″E / 49.760833°N 3.327778°E / 49.760833; 3.327778

Cerizy is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France. It is part of the Canton of Moÿ-de-l'Aisne^[1].

During the Retreat from Mons on 28 August 1914, the British 12th Lancers charged a dismounted Prussian Guard Dragoon regiment^[2] near the village^[3].

Population

Historical population of Cerizy

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008
82	84	86	62	64	48	58

See also

• Communes of the Aisne department

References

• INSEE

1. ^ http://www.lagenealogie.com/histoire-ville-village-commune/cerizy-02149.html
2. ^ http://www.army.mod.uk/armoured/regiments/18892.aspx
3. ^ Mons 1914: the BEF's Tactical Triumph by David Lomas and Ed Dovey, Osprey Publishing, 1997 p.83