# Chéry-lès-Pouilly

> commune in Aisne, France

**Wikidata**: [Q840721](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q840721)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chéry-lès-Pouilly)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/ch-ry-l-s-pouilly

## Summary
Chéry-lès-Pouilly is a commune (municipality) in the Aisne department of northern France. It is administratively part of the arrondissement of Laon and was formerly in the canton of Crécy-sur-Serre until March 2015.

## Key Facts
- Chéry-lès-Pouilly is a commune in France (country: France, a nation in Western Europe with overseas territories).  
- Administrative department: Aisne (department inception: 1790-03-04).  
- Arrondissement: Laon.  
- Canton: Crécy-sur-Serre (status: belonged to this canton until March 2015).  
- Official classification: commune of France (the French commune territorial subdivision has origins from 1789).  
- Award/recognition: Croix de guerre 1914–1918 (French military decoration).  
- Alias: Chéry.  
- Official website: http://cherylespouilly.com.  
- Geographic coordinates: latitude 49.6575, longitude 3.6052777777778.  
- Population (recorded values series): 689.0; 702.0; 712.0; 710.0; 715.0; 633.0; 605.0; 702.0; 702.0; 645.0; 658.0; 676.0; 721.0; 726.0; 736.0; 737.0; 742.0.  
- Wikidata description: "commune in Aisne, France."  
- Wikipedia article title: Chéry-lès-Pouilly.  
- Sitelink count (Wikidata): 47.

## FAQs
Q: Where is Chéry-lès-Pouilly located?  
A: Chéry-lès-Pouilly is located in the Aisne department of France at latitude 49.6575 and longitude 3.6052777777778, and it lies within the arrondissement of Laon.

Q: What is the administrative status of Chéry-lès-Pouilly?  
A: It is an official French commune, the basic territorial and administrative unit in France; it belonged to the canton of Crécy-sur-Serre until March 2015.

Q: What recognition has the commune received?  
A: The commune has been associated with the Croix de guerre 1914–1918, a French military decoration awarded for wartime merits.

Q: How large is the population of Chéry-lès-Pouilly?  
A: Population figures are recorded as a series of values: 689.0; 702.0; 712.0; 710.0; 715.0; 633.0; 605.0; 702.0; 702.0; 645.0; 658.0; 676.0; 721.0; 726.0; 736.0; 737.0; 742.0 (no specific years are provided with this series).

Q: Where can I find official information about the commune online?  
A: The commune’s official website is http://cherylespouilly.com and its Wikipedia article is titled "Chéry-lès-Pouilly."

## Why It Matters
Chéry-lès-Pouilly matters as a local governmental unit within France’s territorial organization. As a commune in the Aisne department and the Laon arrondissement, it contributes to local administration, civic life, and historical memory at the municipal level. The association with the Croix de guerre 1914–1918 highlights the commune's involvement or recognition tied to World War I history, making it relevant for regional military heritage and commemoration. With a persistent small-population profile recorded across multiple data points, the commune exemplifies rural and small-town demographic patterns within northern France and serves as a unit for local governance, public services, and community identity.

## Notable For
- Being an officially recognized commune in the Aisne department of France.  
- Administrative placement in the arrondissement of Laon and former membership of the canton of Crécy-sur-Serre until March 2015.  
- Receipt/association with the Croix de guerre 1914–1918 decoration.  
- Maintaining an official municipal website (http://cherylespouilly.com).  
- A small but documented series of population figures reflecting local demographic changes.  
- Geographical coordinates precisely recorded as 49.6575 N, 3.6052777777778 E.  
- Presence on Wikidata and Wikipedia (Wikidata sitelink_count: 47; Wikipedia title: Chéry-lès-Pouilly).

## Body

### Geography and Location
- Chéry-lès-Pouilly is geographically located at latitude 49.6575 and longitude 3.6052777777778.  
- The commune lies within the Aisne department, itself an administrative division of France established on 1790-03-04.  
- Administratively it is part of the arrondissement of Laon, one of the arrondissements that structure departmental governance in Aisne.

### Administrative status and historical administrative changes
- The settlement holds the legal status of a commune, the lowest tier of France’s administrative subdivisions; the French commune framework traces back to reforms originating in 1789.  
- Until March 2015, Chéry-lès-Pouilly belonged to the canton of Crécy-sur-Serre; post-March 2015 it is recorded as no longer belonging to that canton (reflecting the nationwide canton reorganisation that took effect that month).  
- As a French commune it operates under the municipal governance structures defined for communes nationwide.

### Demographics
- Population figures for Chéry-lès-Pouilly are recorded as the following sequence: 689.0; 702.0; 712.0; 710.0; 715.0; 633.0; 605.0; 702.0; 702.0; 645.0; 658.0; 676.0; 721.0; 726.0; 736.0; 737.0; 742.0.  
- The provided data set shows fluctuations consistent with small-commune demographic variations; specific census years or intervals are not included in the provided material.

### Awards and recognition
- The commune is associated with the Croix de guerre 1914–1918, a French military decoration established on 1915-04-02 and awarded for acts of heroism involving combat with the enemy during World War I.  
- This recognition ties the locality into the broader historical and commemorative landscape of World War I in northern France.

### Online presence and identifiers
- Official municipal website: http://cherylespouilly.com.  
- Wikipedia: article titled "Chéry-lès-Pouilly."  
- Wikidata descriptor: "commune in Aisne, France."  
- Wikidata sitelink_count: 47, indicating the number of language links or external links associated with the Wikidata item.

### Names and aliases
- The commune is also known by the alias "Chéry."  
- The formal name used in English-language and French-language references is Chéry-lès-Pouilly.

### Related administrative entities
- France: Chéry-lès-Pouilly is located in France, a country in Western Europe that also has overseas territories; national institutions and laws apply to the commune as part of the French Republic.  
- Aisne: the departmental authority that administers regional services and policies covering the commune.  
- Arrondissement of Laon: the arrondissement in which Chéry-lès-Pouilly is grouped for state administrative purposes.  
- Canton of Crécy-sur-Serre: the former canton association (until March 2015), relevant for historical electoral and administrative arrangements.

### Documentation and classification
- The commune is listed and described on Wikidata and Wikipedia under the title "Chéry-lès-Pouilly."  
- It is categorized under the French system of communes and is recorded with demographic and geographic identifiers such as coordinates and population series.

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