Pargny-la-Dhuys
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Pargny-la-Dhuys is a commune
in the Aisne
department in Picardy
in northern France
.
es and a slender belfry
.
Pargny-la-Dhuys is a former forge that was built on an iron
mine belonging to the County of Braine
in the fifteenth century .
The last lord
of the commune was the Count de la Tour du Pin.
This is the location of the catchment of the Dhuys: an aqueduct
of 131 km built between 1863 and 1865 that now supplies the city of Paris and the park at Marne-la-Vallee
with water.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Aisne
Aisne
Aisne is a department in the northern part of France named after the Aisne River.- History :Aisne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from parts of the former provinces of Île-de-France, Picardie, and Champagne.Most of the old...
department in Picardy
Picardy
This article is about the historical French province. For other uses, see Picardy .Picardy is a historical province of France, in the north of France...
in northern France
France
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Population
Sights
The commune's church is St. Martin Church, which has Gothic archArch
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es and a slender belfry
Bell tower
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Pargny-la-Dhuys is a former forge that was built on an iron
Iron
Iron is a chemical element with the symbol Fe and atomic number 26. It is a metal in the first transition series. It is the most common element forming the planet Earth as a whole, forming much of Earth's outer and inner core. It is the fourth most common element in the Earth's crust...
mine belonging to the County of Braine
Braine
Braine may refer to the following places:* Braine, Aisne, a commune in the department of Aisne, France* Braine-l'Alleud, a municipality in the province of Walloon Brabant, Belgium* Braine-le-Château, a municipality in the province of Walloon Brabant, Belgium...
in the fifteenth century .
The last lord
Lord
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of the commune was the Count de la Tour du Pin.
This is the location of the catchment of the Dhuys: an aqueduct
Aqueduct
An aqueduct is a water supply or navigable channel constructed to convey water. In modern engineering, the term is used for any system of pipes, ditches, canals, tunnels, and other structures used for this purpose....
of 131 km built between 1863 and 1865 that now supplies the city of Paris and the park at Marne-la-Vallee
Marne-la-Vallée
Marne-la-Vallée is a new town located near Paris, France.Disneyland Paris, Val d'Europe,Université Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée,and École des Ponts ParisTech are located in Marne-la-Vallée.-Status:...
with water.