The Aisne ( / eɪ n / ayn , US also / ɛ n / en , French: [ɛːn] ) is a river in northeastern France . It is a left tributary of the Oise . It gave its name to the French department of Aisne . It was known in the Roman period as Axona .
3-497: Nanteuil-sur-Aisne ( French pronunciation: [nɑ̃tœj syʁ ɛn] , literally Nanteuil on Aisne ) is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France . This Ardennes geographical article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Aisne (river) The river rises in the forest of Argonne , at Rembercourt-Sommaisne , near Sainte-Menehould . It flows north and then west before joining
6-876: The Oise near Compiègne . The Aisne is 356 kilometres (221 mi) long. Its main tributaries are the Vesle , the Aire and the Suippe . The Battle of the Axona was fought between the Romans and the Belgae near the Aisne in 57 BC. Three Battles of the Aisne were fought in the Aisne valley during the First World War . Departments and towns along the river include: The river Aisne
9-544: Was used for commercial navigation as early as the Celtic period, and rafts were floated from a long distance above the present limit of navigation at Vailly-sur-Aisne until the mid-19th century. Canalisation works were begun in 1836, at the same time as construction of the Canal lateral à l'Aisne . The canal was completed first, in 1841, then two years later the river navigation. Commercial traffic in péniches carrying 220 tonnes
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