Artonges

Artonges is a former commune in the department of Aisne in northern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Dhuys-et-Morin-en-Brie.[2]

Artonges
Part of Dhuys-et-Morin-en-Brie
Location of Artonges
Artonges
Artonges
Coordinates: 48°55′48″N 3°33′13″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentAisne
ArrondissementChâteau-Thierry
CantonEssômes-sur-Marne
CommuneDhuys-et-Morin-en-Brie
Area
1
13.12 km2 (5.07 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
164
 • Density13/km2 (32/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
02330
Elevation140–211 m (459–692 ft)
(avg. 165 m or 541 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Artongeois or Artongeoises[3]

Geography

Artonge is a commune in the south of the department of Aisne in the old Brie Champagne region, located on a high plateau not far from the sources of the Dhuys and the edge of the forest of "Rouges Fossés" (Red Ditches).

It is located some 20 km south-east of Château-Thierry and 35 km south-west of Épernay. It can be accessed by the D20 road from Pargny-la-Dhuys in the north coming south through the village and continuing south-west to Marchais-en-Brie. The D201 branches south off the D20 changing to the D40 at the border of the commune and continuing south to Montmirail. There is also the D866 coming from Nesles-la-Montagne in the north-west terminating in the village. There is also a railway line coming from the north with Artongeole Station just north of the village. The railway continues south-west through Montmirail. The commune is mixed farmland and forest.[4]

The Ru des Rieux flows through the village from its source to the west and flows south-west into the Ravine de la Dhuys.[4]

Neighbouring communes and villages

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History

The name Hertungiae was mentioned in 1137.

Administration

List of Mayors of Artonges[5]

FromToNamePartyPosition
20012008François Girard
20082016Gislaine Dadou

(Not all data is known)

Demography

In 2012, the commune had 196 inhabitants.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 245—    
1800 294+2.64%
1806 298+0.23%
1821 267−0.73%
1831 256−0.42%
1836 255−0.08%
1841 268+1.00%
1846 281+0.95%
1851 314+2.25%
1856 311−0.19%
1861 300−0.72%
1866 305+0.33%
1872 311+0.33%
1876 286−2.07%
1881 277−0.64%
1886 295+1.27%
1891 272−1.61%
1896 296+1.71%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 277−1.32%
1906 270−0.51%
1911 270+0.00%
1921 249−0.81%
1926 229−1.66%
1931 234+0.43%
1936 237+0.26%
1946 199−1.73%
1954 197−0.13%
1962 229+1.90%
1968 235+0.43%
1975 159−5.43%
1982 142−1.60%
1990 134−0.72%
1999 145+0.88%
2007 161+1.32%
2012 196+4.01%
Source: EHESS[6] and INSEE[7]

Sites and Monuments
  • The Choir and the Transept of the Church of Saint Peter (15th century) are registered as an historical monument.[8] The earliest parts date back to the 15th century but it has been rebuilt over the centuries. This church has no proper tower but rather a bell housed in a Dormer of the north side of the roof over the nave. The church has been the subject of a complete restoration and was returned to the Church during a Mass celebrated by Friar Gandon, the parish priest of Our Lady of the Three Valleys on which it depends, and Bishop Giraud, Bishop of Soissons in 2009. The Churtch contains a Stained glass window: Christ on the Cross (16th century) which is registered as an historical object.[9]
  • The Fountain is powered by a reliable source of water which was once thought to cure sore throats and fevers.
  • The Lavoir (Public laundry) is decorated on the theme of a fable by Jean de La Fontaine: "The fox, the flies, and the hedgehog".
  • The Chateau is a former lordship which was vassal to Montmirail and is privately owned.

See also

References
  1. Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2017, INSEE
  2. Arrêté préfectoral 10 September 2015 (in French)
  3. Inhabitants of Aisne (in French)
  4. Google Maps
  5. List of Mayors of France (in French)
  6. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Artonges, EHESS. (in French)
  7. Populations légales 2012, INSEE
  8. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00115508 Church of Saint Peter (in French)
  9. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM02000042 Stained glass window: Christ on the Cross (in French)
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