2026-05-21 · Departement de l'Aisne (toutes communes)
The Aisne Department has released issue 252 of Aisne'mag (May-June 2026). The magazine features the 40th edition of the Saint-Michel en Thierache early-music festival, an analysis of the 2026 budget with rising investment, and initiatives around volunteering, autonomy and local solidarity.
View →2026-05-20 · Laon (departement de l'Aisne)
On 11 May 2026 the Aisne Departmental Archives launched their new portal at archives.aisne.fr, with a redesigned search engine, an AI-powered name database covering the 1836-1945 censuses, 260,000 newly digitised views and local press from 1832 to 1948.
View →2026-05-11 · Oulches-la-Vallee-Foulon (Chemin des Dames, secteur Soupir/Vailly)
About 1,600 people gathered on 16 April 2026 for the 18th Chemin des Dames Memorial Day, with torchlit marches, free guided tours at the Caverne du Dragon, and conferences at the Pavillon de Vauclair. The department announced three days of special programming for the 110th anniversary of the Nivelle Offensive in 2027.
View →2026-05-11 · Oulches-la-Vallee-Foulon
The Chemin des Dames site takes part in the 22nd European Night of Museums on Saturday 23 May 2026 at 8 pm. A free guided tour, 'The objects tell you... the story of the Caverne du Dragon', explores artefacts left behind by WWI soldiers. Booking required: 03 23 25 14 18.
View →2026-05-11 · Oulches-la-Vallee-Foulon
The Aisne Department has released issue 7 of the Chemin des Dames Memory Notebook. The 2026 edition focuses on shared remembrance and transmission, featuring soldiers' accounts, writers' perspectives and the cultural programme of the Visitor Centre.
View →2026-05-11 · Oulches-la-Vallee-Foulon
The Aisne Department has announced a conference by Sophie Delaporte (Universite de Picardie Jules Verne) on Saturday 6 June 2026 at 5 pm at the Caverne du Dragon. The talk examines how WWI forced medicine to reinvent itself to address combatants' psychological trauma. Free, registration required.
View →2026-05-08 · Departement de l'Aisne (toutes communes, dont la CCVA)
The 81st anniversary of the 1945 victory was commemorated on 8 May 2026 in several communes of the Aisne (Saint-Quentin, Laon, Montcornet, Charmes...), often led by newly elected municipal councils. Prefect Fanny Anor presided over the Laon ceremony; regional president Xavier Bertrand was present at Saint-Quentin.
View →2026-05-04 · Soissons (a proximite de la CCVA)
From 5 May to 12 July 2026, the Arsenal museum of Saint-Jean-des-Vignes Abbey in Soissons hosts artist Jean-Christophe Norman with 'Contain the whole universe', an exhibition mixing drawing, writing and performance. The opening took place on 5 May with curators Pascal Neveux and Christophe Brouard. A key stop on the Printemps du dessin tour, 20 km from Braine.
View →2026-05-01 · Braine
Braine's traditional brocante and flower market take place on Friday 8 May 2026 from 7 am to 6 pm on Place Charles-de-Gaulle, Rue du Martroy and Rue des Remparts. Free entry for visitors; exhibitor registration at the Foyer Rural (EUR 2.50 for individuals, EUR 4 for professionals).
View →2026-05-01 · Braine
Braine's Jacques-Pelletier rural community centre hosts a Jazz'titudes concert by the band Mohs on Saturday 23 May 2026 at 8:30 pm. Tickets range from EUR 5 to EUR 18. The concert is part of the town's spring cultural programme.
View →2026-05-01 · Braine
The travelling cinema stops at Braine's Foyer Rural on Thursday 22 May 2026 at 8 pm with a screening of 'Ceux qui comptent'. Tickets: EUR 4 / EUR 5. The initiative keeps cinema alive in this rural corner of the southeastern Soissonnais.
View →2026-04-29 · Departement de l'Aisne (toutes communes, dont la CCVA)
The Aisne Departmental Council unanimously approved its 2026 budget of EUR 745.2 million, including EUR 90.8 million of investment (up EUR 8.4 million). Departmental roads will get EUR 13.9 million and the SDIS fire service EUR 30.5 million; two new schemes, a cantonal community-association fund and the CAP'Jeunes BAFA Internat youth grant, were launched.
View →2026-04-24 · Soissons / Vauxbuin (axe d'acces a la CCVA)
DIR Nord carried out works on the RN2 around Soissons and Vauxbuin from Saturday 25 April (10 pm) to Sunday 26 April 2026 (10 pm), day and night. The RN2 was fully closed at Chaudun in the Paris-to-Belgium direction; Val de l'Aisne drivers had to use diversion routes.
View →2026-04-18 · Vailly-sur-Aisne
After winning the first round on 15 March 2026 with 100% of valid votes, 50-year-old administrative and commercial executive Arnaud Battefort was officially installed as mayor of Vailly-sur-Aisne on 18 April 2026. His deputies are Marcel Bombart, Jocelyne Jaillot, Francis Cendra and Nelly Clement. The municipal council has 19 elected members.
View →2026-04-10 · Soissons / GrandSoissons (voisin de la CCVA)
On 10 April 2026 Alain Cremont was re-elected president of GrandSoissons Agglomeration with over 80% of the vote (49 ballots). He will be supported by 13 vice-presidents. His new term focuses on attractiveness (Plateau 3, station district), solidarity and environmental transition, all directly relevant to neighbouring CCVA villages.
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