Chauny facts for kids

Chauny
Quick facts for kids Chauny
	Town hall
	Coat of arms
	Coat of arms
	Chauny Location in France Chauny Location in Hauts-de-France
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Aisne
Arrondissement	Laon
Canton	Chauny
Intercommunality	Chauny-Tergnier
Area 1	13.28 km2 (5.13 sq mi)
Population (2008)	12,146
• Density	914.6/km2 (2,368.8/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	02173 /02300
Elevation	42–96 m (138–315 ft); (avg. 69 m or 226 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Chauny is a commune. It is found in the region Picardie in the Aisne department in the north of France.

Images for kids

Chauny in ruins, 20 August 1917; after the town was recaptured by Allied forces. A view of the downtown showing the destroyed Hôtel de Ville and Palais de Justice, among other core buildings; as shown on a war-charity art postcard painted by Angèle Blanche Denvil.
The rebuilt downtown, circa 1930s; including the new Palais de Justice.
Another view of downtown in the 1930s.
The town square during a festival, with the "new" Hôtel de Ville, built after WWI.
The current train station, also built after that war.
Église Notre-Dame de Chauny
Église Saint-Martin de Chauny
A basic map of Chauny and the surrounding area.