Aubenton (French pronunciation: [obɑ̃tɔ̃]) is a commune in the department of Aisne in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France.
These are: The river Thon flows from east to west through the north of the commune eventually joining the Oise at Etreaupont.
[3] Aubenton is surrounded by 7 communes: Brunehamel, Iviers, Beaumé, Leuze, Any-Martin-Rieux, Logny-lès-Aubenton, and Mont-Saint-Jean.
[4] [5] The department of Aisne has 10 people designated "Righteous Among the Nations" (French people who helped Jews during the war), of whom 3 were from Aubenton: Shot by the Gestapo on the Aubenton-Besmont road (D37) on 30 March 1944, Emile Fontaine was recognized as a captain in the French Forces of the Interior (FFI) after the Liberation.
List of Successive Mayors of Aubenton[8] The commune has a very large number of buildings and sites that are registered as historical monuments.