Laon
Laon | |
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Prefecture and commune | |
Laon and its cathedral from the southwest | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Laon | |
Laon Laon | |
| Coordinates: 49°33′50″N 3°37′28″E / 49.5639°N 3.6244°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Aisne |
| Arrondissement | Laon |
| Canton | Laon-1, Laon-2 |
| Intercommunality | CA Pays de Laon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Éric Delhaye |
Area 1 | 42 km2 (16 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | 24,220 |
| • Density | 580/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 02408 /02000 |
| Elevation | 63–183 m (207–600 ft) (avg. 83 m or 272 ft) |
| Website | Official website |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Laon (French: [lɑ̃]) is a city in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. It is the prefecture of the Aisne department, known for the gothic Laon Cathedral.