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Aisne

The Aisne is a river of northern France, about 350 km long, flowing west from the Argonne to join the Oise near Compiègne. Its valley, with Soissons as its chief town, was the land of the Gallic Suessiones. It gives its name to a department and to several battles of the First World War.

Aisne
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Aisne. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/aisne
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