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Commune of Guise |
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| Location | |
| Coordinates | 49° 54' 03" North 03° 37' 42" East |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Picardie |
| Department | Aisne |
| Arrondissement | Vervins |
| Canton | Canton de Guise |
| Mayor | Daniel Cuvelier (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 91 m–157 m (avg. 97 m) |
| Land area¹ | 16,13 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
5901 |
| - Density | 365/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 02361/ 02120 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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Guise is a commune of the Aisne département in northern France.
- Population: 6,066
- Area: 15.54 km²
- Altitude: 97 m
Economy
Guise is the agricultural centre of the northern area of Aisne.
Miscellaneous
Guise was the birthplace of Camille Desmoulins (1760-1794), a journalist and politician who played an important part in the French Revolution.
Familistère Godin
It also hosted Jean-Baptiste Godin's familistère, created on the model of Charles Fourier's phalanstères.
