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Soissons (French pronunciation: ⓘ) is a commune in the northern French department of Aisne, in the region of Hauts-de-France.Located on the river Aisne, about 100 kilometres (62 mi) northeast of Paris, it is one of the most ancient towns of France, and is probably the ancient capital of the Suessiones.
The arrondissement of Soissons is an arrondissement of France in the Aisne department in the Hauts-de-France region. It has 164 communes . [ 2 ] Its population is 107,344 (2021), and its area is 1,342.3 km 2 (518.3 sq mi).
The canton of Soissons-1 (before 2015: Soissons-Nord) is an administrative division in northern France. It consists of the northern part of the town of Soissons and its northern suburbs. At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 11 to 15 communes: [2] Bagneux; Chavigny
Margaret (or Margaretha) of Soissons (died ca. 1350) was ruling Countess of Soissons in 1305-1344. She was the only daughter of Hugh, Count of Soissons, and Johanna of Argies. In 1306 she succeeded her father as Countess of Soissons. Margaret was married to John of Beaumont, son of John II, Count of Holland. Margaret and John had five children:
GrandSoissons Agglomération (before 2018: Communauté d’agglomération du Soissonnais) [1] is the communauté d'agglomération, an intercommunal structure, centred on the town of Soissons. It is located in the Aisne department, in the Hauts-de-France region, northern France. Created in 1999, its seat is in Cuffies. [2] Its area is 181.0 km 2 ...
This is a list of those who bore the title Count of Soissons (French: Comte de Soissons) and ruled Soissons and its civitas or diocese as a county in the Middle Ages. The title continued in use into modern times , but without ties to the actual Soissonnais.
Adelaide (died 1105), was sovereign Countess of Soissons from 1057 until 1105. She was the daughter of Renaud I, Count of Soissons, and his wife, whose name is unknown, widow of Hilduin III, Count of Montdidier. . Adelaide became ruler of the County of Soissons upon the death of her father and brother, Guy II, Count of Soissons, in 1057.
The Kingdom or Domain of Soissons is the historiographical name [2] for the de facto independent Roman [3] remnant of the Diocese of Gaul, which existed during late antiquity as a rump state of the Western Roman Empire until its conquest by the Franks in AD 486. Its capital was at Noviodunum, today the town of Soissons in France.