Laon

Laon
	Laon
	The historical town center.
Administration
Country	France
Region	Picardy
Department	Aisne
Arrondissement	Laon
Intercommunality	Laon
Mayor	Antoine Lefèvre; (2014-2020)
Statistics
Elevation	63–183 m (207–600 ft); (avg. 83 m/272 ft)
Land area1	42.00 km2 (16.22 sq mi)
Population2	25,317 (2012)
- Density	603/km2 (1,560/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	02408/ 02000
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
	2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Laon is a commune. It is the prefecture of the Aisne department in the Picardy region.

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Administration
Laon

The historical town center.



Country	France
Region	Picardy
Department	Aisne
Arrondissement	Laon
Intercommunality	Laon
Mayor	Antoine Lefèvre (2014-2020)
Statistics
Elevation	63–183 m (207–600 ft) (avg. 83 m/272 ft)
Land area¹	42.00 km² (16.22 sq mi)
Population²	25,317 (2012)
- Density	603/km² (1,560/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	02408/ 02000
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
² Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.