# Bourguignon-sous-Montbavin

> commune in Aisne, France

**Wikidata**: [Q854092](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q854092)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourguignon-sous-Montbavin)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/bourguignon-sous-montbavin

## Summary
Bourguignon-sous-Montbavin is a French commune (municipality) in the department of Aisne. It is administratively part of the arrondissement of Laon and was formerly in the canton of Anizy-le-Château until March 2015.

## Key Facts
- Official type: Commune of France (France territorial subdivision for municipalities; inception of the commune system: 1789).
- Country: France (a country in Western Europe with overseas territories; sitelink_count for France: 409).
- Department: Aisne (department of France; inception: 1790-03-04; sitelink_count: 104).
- Arrondissement: Laon (arrondissement of France; sitelink_count: 34).
- Canton: Anizy-le-Château (the commune was in this canton until March 2015; canton sitelink_count: 15).
- Award/recognition: Croix de guerre 1914–1918 (French military decoration; inception: 1915-04-02).
- Wikidata description: "commune in Aisne, France."
- Aliases: Bourguignon.
- Coordinates: latitude 49.528055555556, longitude 3.5413888888889.
- Population data (recorded values provided): 147.0, 152.0, 159.0, 158.0, 157.0, 108.0, 110.0, 141.0, 147.0, 121.0, 128.0, 140.0, 159.0, 158.0, 152.0, 146.0, 140.0.
- Wikimedia Commons image (town hall): https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/99/Bourguignon-sous-Montbavin_%28Aisne%29_mairie.JPG.
- Thumbnail URL for image: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Bourguignon-sous-Montbavin_%28Aisne%29_mairie.JPG/960px-Bourguignon-sous-Montbavin_%28Aisne%29_mairie.JPG.
- Image artist/credit: Havang(nl).
- Image license / type: CC0 (public_domain).
- Image on Commons page: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ABourguignon-sous-Montbavin%20%28Aisne%29%20mairie.JPG.
- Wikipedia title: Bourguignon-sous-Montbavin.
- Entity sitelink count (across Wikimedia projects): 46.
- Related higher-level entities: France (country), Aisne (department), arrondissement of Laon, canton of Anizy-le-Château (until March 2015).
- Related category: commune of France (inception: 1789).

## FAQs
Q: What is Bourguignon-sous-Montbavin?
A: Bourguignon-sous-Montbavin is a commune (municipality) in the Aisne department of France. It is described in Wikidata as a "commune in Aisne, France."

Q: Where is Bourguignon-sous-Montbavin located administratively?
A: The commune lies within the arrondissement of Laon and was part of the canton of Anizy-le-Château until the canton change in March 2015. It is in the department of Aisne in France.

Q: What are the geographic coordinates of the commune?
A: The provided coordinates are latitude 49.528055555556 and longitude 3.5413888888889.

Q: How many people live in Bourguignon-sous-Montbavin?
A: The source supplies a sequence of recorded population values: 147.0, 152.0, 159.0, 158.0, 157.0, 108.0, 110.0, 141.0, 147.0, 121.0, 128.0, 140.0, 159.0, 158.0, 152.0, 146.0, 140.0. Specific years for each value were not provided.

Q: Has Bourguignon-sous-Montbavin received any official decorations?
A: Yes. The commune is listed with the Croix de guerre 1914–1918, a French military decoration established on 1915-04-02.

Q: Where can I find an image of the town hall and what is its license?
A: A photograph of the town hall is available on Wikimedia Commons at the provided URL. The image credit is Havang(nl) and it is licensed as CC0 (public domain).

Q: How can I find more online references for the commune?
A: The entity’s Wikipedia title is Bourguignon-sous-Montbavin, and the entity has a sitelink count of 46 across Wikimedia projects. The Wikimedia Commons file page links directly to the town-hall photo.

## Why It Matters
Bourguignon-sous-Montbavin matters as a distinct local government unit within France’s long-established commune system, which dates to 1789. As a commune in the department of Aisne and the arrondissement of Laon, it participates in France’s decentralized municipal governance and local administration. The listing of the Croix de guerre 1914–1918 as an award or recognition ties the commune to national memory and commemoration of World War I; such decorations mark places that experienced significant wartime events or collective sacrifice and therefore carry historical and cultural importance beyond their population size. The presence of an openly licensed, public-domain image of the town hall (credited to Havang(nl)) supports transparency and public access to visual documentation of local heritage. Finally, the full set of population values—ranging in the low hundreds—illustrates its character as a small rural municipality, which is relevant for demographic studies, local planning, heritage conservation, and regional services.

## Notable For
- Being an official commune of France and part of the department of Aisne and the arrondissement of Laon.
- Previously belonging to the canton of Anizy-le-Château until March 2015.
- Recipient/listed with the Croix de guerre 1914–1918, linking the commune to World War I remembrance.
- Public-domain photographic documentation of the mairie (town hall) on Wikimedia Commons (image artist Havang(nl); license CC0).
- Small recorded population values clustered in the low hundreds (detailed values provided in Key Facts).
- Alternative name/alias: "Bourguignon."
- Presence in Wikimedia/Wikipedia projects with a sitelink count of 46.

## Body

### Identity and classification
- Bourguignon-sous-Montbavin is classified as a commune, the basic administrative and territorial subdivision used for municipalities in France. The system of communes has its historical inception in 1789.
- The entity’s Wikidata description is "commune in Aisne, France." Its official Wikipedia page title is Bourguignon-sous-Montbavin.
- The commune is also known by the alias Bourguignon.

### Location and administrative divisions
- Country: France. France is the sovereign state in which Bourguignon-sous-Montbavin is located; France is described as a country in Western Europe with overseas territories and has a sitelink_count of 409 in the provided source.
- Department: Aisne. Aisne is the department that contains the commune; the department's inception date is recorded as 1790-03-04 and it has a sitelink_count of 104.
- Arrondissement: Laon. Bourguignon-sous-Montbavin falls under the arrondissement of Laon, an administrative subdivision of the Aisne department, with a sitelink_count of 34.
- Canton: The commune was part of the canton of Anizy-le-Château until March 2015. The canton’s sitelink_count is 15.

### Coordinates and mapping
- Exact coordinates provided: latitude 49.528055555556, longitude 3.5413888888889. These coordinates locate the commune precisely for mapping and GIS use.

### Population
- The source supplies a sequence of population figures for the commune: 147.0, 152.0, 159.0, 158.0, 157.0, 108.0, 110.0, 141.0, 147.0, 121.0, 128.0, 140.0, 159.0, 158.0, 152.0, 146.0, 140.0.
- No explicit years or labels accompany these values in the provided material; they should be treated as recorded population data points supplied by the source.

### History and awards
- The commune is associated with the Croix de guerre 1914–1918, a French military decoration that was instituted on 1915-04-02. This association indicates official recognition tied to World War I-era events or distinctions.

### Media, images and licensing
- Town-hall image: a photograph is available at https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/99/Bourguignon-sous-Montbavin_%28Aisne%29_mairie.JPG.
- Thumbnail for the image: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Bourguignon-sous-Montbavin_%28Aisne%29_mairie.JPG/960px-Bourguignon-sous-Montbavin_%28Aisne%29_mairie.JPG.
- Commons file page: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ABourguignon-sous-Montbavin%20%28Aisne%29%20mairie.JPG.
- The credited image artist is Havang(nl).
- The image is released under CC0 and listed as public_domain, enabling unrestricted public reuse.

### Relations to larger entities and contextual facts
- The commune is formally nested within the French administrative hierarchy: Commune → Canton (formerly Anizy-le-Château until March 2015) → Arrondissement of Laon → Department of Aisne → France.
- Related entity metadata counts provided in the source: France sitelink_count 409; Aisne sitelink_count 104; canton of Anizy-le-Château sitelink_count 15; arrondissement of Laon sitelink_count 34; the commune itself has a sitelink_count of 46, indicating its presence across Wikimedia projects.

### Identifiers and references
- Wikipedia page title: Bourguignon-sous-Montbavin.
- Wikimedia Commons file and direct image URLs are provided above for visual reference and reuse.
- The entity carries the general classification "commune of France," referencing the nationwide municipal system established from 1789.

### Additional administrative inception facts (context from related entities)
- France: inception notes provided in the source include historical reference points (e.g., Treaty of Verdun, 843 AD for West Francia; 481; First French Empire 1804-05-18) as descriptive context for the country that administers the commune.
- Aisne department: inception date recorded as 1790-03-04, tying departmental administration to the post-Revolutionary administrative reorganization of France.
- Croix de guerre 1914–1918: inception recorded as 1915-04-02, establishing the timeframe for the decoration associated with the commune.

### Where to find more
- The Wikipedia article titled Bourguignon-sous-Montbavin and its linked Wikimedia Commons file are primary accessible resources noted in the source material. The entity’s sitelink_count of 46 indicates multiple interlanguage and project links that can be followed for additional references.

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