Jeantes | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Arrondissement: | Vervins |
Canton: | Hirson |
Insee: | 02391 |
Postal Code: | 02140 |
Mayor: | Sylvain Bourgeois[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | CC Trois Rivières |
Coordinates: | 49.8044°N 4.0558°W |
Elevation M: | 200 |
Elevation Min M: | 153 |
Elevation Max M: | 231 |
Area Km2: | 15.61 |
Jeantes (in French pronounced as /ʒɑ̃t/) is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
It has been concluded that the area was occupied during the Gallic and Gallo-Roman times due to remains found nearby. The names "Jantha" or "Janta-Curtis" were used during the 12th century. In the 17th century, under the lordship of the Clairfontaine Abbey, the village (at the time named "Jeante-la-Ville") belonged to the Counts of Apremont until the French Revolution.
The village contains the Church of St. Martin, a fortified church that has been classified as a Monument Historique since 1987. The church is visited by many tourists, but particularly Dutch people.