Droizy

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Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Droizy
Commune
The village of Droizy
Location of Droizy
(2021–2026)		Pierre-Emmanuel Girod^[1]
Area ¹	5.42 km² (2.09 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	76
• Density	14/km² (36/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	02272 /02210
Elevation	88–172 m (289–564 ft) (avg. 136 m or 446 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Droizy (French pronunciation: [dʁwazi]) is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France, near Soissons. It was the site of the Battle of Droizy in 593. Paul Girod, mayor of Droizy from 1958 until his death in 2021, was the longest-serving mayor in France, having been in office for 63 years.^[3]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	104	—
1968	85	−18.3%
1975	87	+2.4%
1982	66	−24.1%
1990	66	+0.0%
1999	79	+19.7%
2008	78	−1.3%

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Boichot, Loris (1 November 2019). "Élu depuis 61 ans, le plus ancien maire de France candidat pour la 12e fois". Le Figaro (in French). Droizy. Retrieved 30 September 2021.