Laon
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View frae the lawer ceety, wi the cathedral in the backgrund
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Location athin Picardy region
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| Coordinates: 49°33′50″N 3°37′28″E / 49.5639°N 3.6244°ECoordinates: 49°33′50″N 3°37′28″E / 49.5639°N 3.6244°E | ||
| Kintra | Fraunce | |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie | |
| Depairtment | Aisne | |
| Arrondissement | Laon | |
| Intercommunality | Laon | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Antoine Lefèvre | |
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| • Land1 | 42.00 km2 (16.22 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 26,175 | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 02408 / 02000 | |
| Elevation | 63–183 m (207–600 ft) (avg. 83 m or 272 ft) |
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| Wabsteid | www.laon.fr | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population wioot double coontin: residents o multiple communes (e.g., students an militar personnel) anly coonted ance. |
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Laon (French pronunciation: [lɑ̃]) is the caipital ceety o the Aisne depairtment in Picardy in northren Fraunce.
