Arnicourt

Arnicourt is a commune in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region of northern France.

Arnicourt
Commune
Entrance to the village
Location of Arnicourt
Arnicourt
Arnicourt
Coordinates: 49°33′20″N 4°21′00″E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentArdennes
ArrondissementRethel
CantonRethel
IntercommunalityCC Pays Rethélois
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Alain Samyn
Area
1
8.33 km2 (3.22 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
157
 • Density19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
08021 /08300
Elevation72–147 m (236–482 ft)
(avg. 106 m or 348 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Arnicourt is located some 6 km north by north-west of Rethel and 8 km south-west of Novion-Porcien. Access to the commune is by the D10 road from Sorbon in the south passing through the commune and the village continuing to Sery in the north. The commune is entirely farmland with a small patch of forest in the north.[2]

The Plumion river flows through the north of the commune from north to south-west joining the Rayee on the south-western border. The Rayee continues south-west forming a small part of the south-western border.[2]

Neighbouring communes and villages

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Administration
War Memorial
Rue Arnicourt

List of Successive Mayors[3]

FromToNamePartyPosition
20012020Alain Samyn

(Not all data is known)

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 157 inhabitants.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 365—    
1800 357−0.32%
1806 384+1.22%
1821 390+0.10%
1831 399+0.23%
1836 419+0.98%
1841 423+0.19%
1846 418−0.24%
1851 422+0.19%
1866 418−0.06%
1872 400−0.73%
1876 354−3.01%
1881 354+0.00%
1886 335−1.10%
1891 315−1.22%
1896 285−1.98%
1901 279−0.42%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1906 256−1.71%
1911 209−3.98%
1921 159−2.70%
1926 165+0.74%
1931 166+0.12%
1936 156−1.23%
1946 99−4.45%
1954 138+4.24%
1962 119−1.83%
1968 111−1.15%
1975 101−1.34%
1982 107+0.83%
1990 130+2.46%
1999 139+0.75%
2007 154+1.29%
2012 166+1.51%
2017 157−1.11%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE[5]

Sites and monuments
  • The Church of Saint-Médard.
  • The Chateau of Arnicourt (18th century) is registered as an historical monument.[6]
  • Church of Saint-Médard
  • Cross
  • Chateau of Arnicourt

Notable people linked to the commune

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Google Maps
  3. List of Mayors of France (in French)
  4. Données Cassini, EHESS
  5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  6. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA08000006 Church (in French)
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