# L'Épine-aux-Bois

> commune in Aisne, France

**Wikidata**: [Q871594](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q871594)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L'Épine-aux-Bois)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/l-pine-aux-bois

## Summary
L'Épine-aux-Bois is a commune (municipality) in the Aisne department of France. It is located at latitude 48.885555555556 and longitude 3.4488888888889 and maintains an official website at http://www.lepineauxbois.fr.gd.

## Key Facts
- Entity type: commune of France (France territorial subdivision for municipalities; commune inception: 1789).
- Country: France — a country located primarily in Western Europe (France is the national level in which the commune is situated).
- Department: Aisne (department of France; inception: 1790-03-04).
- Arrondissement: Château-Thierry (administrative arrondissement in France).
- Canton: Charly-sur-Marne (the commune was part of the canton of Charly-sur-Marne until March 2015).
- Coordinates: latitude 48.885555555556, longitude 3.4488888888889.
- Official website: http://www.lepineauxbois.fr.gd.
- Populations (recorded values from source): 263.0; 265.0; 268.0; 261.0; 258.0; 179.0; 166.0; 152.0; 232.0; 231.0; 259.0; 260.0; 256.0; 252.0; 249.0; 245.0; 241.0.
- Wikimedia sitelink coverage: sitelink_count = 45.
- Wikipedia title: L'Épine-aux-Bois.
- Wikidata short description: "commune in Aisne, France."

## FAQs
Q: What is L'Épine-aux-Bois?
A: L'Épine-aux-Bois is a French commune (municipality) located in the Aisne department and administered within the arrondissement of Château-Thierry.

Q: Where exactly is L'Épine-aux-Bois located?
A: The commune lies at latitude 48.885555555556 and longitude 3.4488888888889 in northern France, within the Aisne department.

Q: Which larger administrative units include L'Épine-aux-Bois?
A: It is part of the Aisne department and the arrondissement of Château-Thierry; it belonged to the canton of Charly-sur-Marne until March 2015.

Q: How many people live in L'Épine-aux-Bois?
A: Source population counts include the following recorded values: 263.0; 265.0; 268.0; 261.0; 258.0; 179.0; 166.0; 152.0; 232.0; 231.0; 259.0; 260.0; 256.0; 252.0; 249.0; 245.0; 241.0. No specific years are provided for each value in the source.

Q: Where can I find official information about the commune online?
A: The commune’s official website is http://www.lepineauxbois.fr.gd and its Wikipedia entry is titled "L'Épine-aux-Bois."

Q: What legal status does L'Épine-aux-Bois have under French administration?
A: L'Épine-aux-Bois holds the status of a commune, the fundamental municipal subdivision in France established from 1789 onward.

## Why It Matters
L'Épine-aux-Bois matters as a basic unit of local government and community life within the French administrative system. As a commune it is part of France’s long-established municipal framework (originating in 1789) and contributes to local democracy, public services, land use, and cultural identity at the grassroots level. Its inclusion in departmental and arrondissement structures—Aisne and Château-Thierry respectively—connects it to regional administration, public funding streams, and statistical reporting. The recorded population values underscore that it is a small municipality, a scale at which municipal decisions and communal institutions have direct, tangible effects on residents’ daily lives. The commune’s web presence and representation across Wikimedia projects (sitelink_count = 45) indicate both an accessible official channel and a degree of digital visibility useful for researchers, visitors, and local stakeholders.

## Notable For
- Official status as a commune in the Aisne department of France.
- Geographic coordinates precisely recorded as 48.885555555556 N, 3.4488888888889 E.
- Former administrative inclusion in the canton of Charly-sur-Marne until March 2015.
- Presence of an official municipal website: http://www.lepineauxbois.fr.gd.
- Multiple recorded population values showing small, varying counts (values listed in Key Facts).
- Representation across Wikimedia projects with a sitelink_count of 45.
- Identified on Wikipedia under the title "L'Épine-aux-Bois" and described on Wikidata as a "commune in Aisne, France."

## Body

### Overview
L'Épine-aux-Bois is a French commune—a municipal-level local government unit—situated in the department of Aisne. It functions within the national framework of France and appears in public reference systems such as Wikipedia and Wikidata under the provided titles and descriptions.

### Location and administration
- Country: France — the nation-state in which L'Épine-aux-Bois is located.
- Department: Aisne — the departmental tier responsible for a range of local services; the Aisne department has an inception date cited as 1790-03-04.
- Arrondissement: Château-Thierry — the administrative arrondissement that includes the commune.
- Canton: Charly-sur-Marne — L'Épine-aux-Bois was part of this canton until March 2015, after which canton boundaries or allocations changed (the source indicates "until March 2015").
- Commune status: L'Épine-aux-Bois is formally classified as a commune, the standard municipal subdivision of France established from 1789.

### Geography and coordinates
- Exact coordinates: latitude 48.885555555556, longitude 3.4488888888889.
- These coordinates place the commune within the territorial bounds of the Aisne department in northern/ northeastern France (as defined by placement inside the country of France).

### Demographics
- The source provides a series of population counts for L'Épine-aux-Bois: 263.0; 265.0; 268.0; 261.0; 258.0; 179.0; 166.0; 152.0; 232.0; 231.0; 259.0; 260.0; 256.0; 252.0; 249.0; 245.0; 241.0.
- No specific years or temporal labels are supplied alongside these numbers in the source; they should be treated as recorded values rather than dated census counts in this entry.

### Legal status and institutional context
- As a commune of France, L'Épine-aux-Bois exists within the municipal framework created during and after 1789 that defines municipal responsibilities, local councils, and mayoral governance across French territory.
- The commune’s prior inclusion in the canton of Charly-sur-Marne (until March 2015) indicates it has experienced at least one reorganization in canton-level administrative boundaries.

### Online presence and identifiers
- Official website: http://www.lepineauxbois.fr.gd.
- Wikipedia title: L'Épine-aux-Bois — the commune has an entry under this title.
- Wikidata description: "commune in Aisne, France."
- Wikimedia presence: the entity is linked across 45 Wikimedia sites (sitelink_count = 45), indicating cross-project references and accessibility.

### Relations to connected entities
- France: L'Épine-aux-Bois is administratively and territorially part of the French Republic; France is described in the source as a country located primarily in Western Europe with additional overseas territories.
- Aisne: The department of Aisne administers departmental functions affecting the commune; Aisne itself was established on 1790-03-04 according to the provided data.
- Château-Thierry arrondissement: The commune is administered in this arrondissement for sub-departmental matters.
- Canton of Charly-sur-Marne: The commune’s canton affiliation was with Charly-sur-Marne until March 2015, a change that reflects administrative boundary adjustments at the canton level.

### Reference identifiers and metadata
- Wikipedia page title: L'Épine-aux-Bois.
- Wikidata short description: "commune in Aisne, France."
- Sitelink count: 45 (number of Wikimedia project links associated with the entity).
- Official municipal website: http://www.lepineauxbois.fr.gd.
- Geographic coordinates provided to high precision in decimal degrees.

### Notes on source scope and limitations
- Population figures are provided as raw values without associated years in the source material; users seeking dated census figures should consult the commune’s official site or national statistical databases for year-by-year breakdowns.
- The entry records the canton association "until March 2015," but the source does not supply the post-2015 canton assignment, so post-reorganization canton membership is not stated here.

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12. Populations légales 2020
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15. Populations de référence 2023
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