Authe

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

Authe
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Authe
Authe
Authe
Coordinates: 49°27′36″N 4°52′47″E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentArdennes
ArrondissementVouziers
CantonVouziers
IntercommunalityCC Argonne Ardennaise
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Sylvie Lefort
Area
1
9.47 km2 (3.66 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
90
 • Density9.5/km2 (25/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
08033 /08240
Elevation164–225 m (538–738 ft)
(avg. 172 m or 564 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 Authois or Authoises.[2]

Geography

Authe is located some 45 km east by south-east of Rethel and 20 km north-east of Vouziers. Access to the commune is by road D12 from Brieulles-sur-Bar in the north which passes through the centre of the commune and the village and continues south to join the D947 south of the commune. The commune consists entirely of farmland.[3]

The Bar river forms the south-western border of the commune as it flows north-west to follow the Canal des Ardennes to join the Meuse near Vrigne-Meuse. The Ruisseau de Saint-Pierremont flows from the north-east of the commune past the village and joins the Bar on the south-western border of the commune.[3]

Neighbouring communes and villages

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Heraldry
Arms of Authe
 Blazon:

Party per pale Vert and Gules a wolf's head cabossed of Argent debruised by the division, in chief Sable charged with three fleurs-de-lis of Argent.

Administration
The War Memorial
The Village bus stop

List of Successive Mayors[4]

FromToNamePartyPosition
20012020Sylvie Lefort

(Not all data is known)

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 90 inhabitants.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 336—    
1800 331−0.21%
1806 347+0.79%
1821 365+0.34%
1831 406+1.07%
1836 396−0.50%
1841 370−1.35%
1846 394+1.26%
1851 378−0.83%
1866 349−0.53%
1872 342−0.34%
1876 367+1.78%
1881 365−0.11%
1886 361−0.22%
1891 351−0.56%
1896 337−0.81%
1901 334−0.18%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1906 311−1.42%
1911 280−2.08%
1921 245−1.33%
1926 243−0.16%
1931 211−2.78%
1936 184−2.70%
1946 164−1.14%
1954 141−1.87%
1962 143+0.18%
1968 125−2.22%
1975 96−3.70%
1982 87−1.40%
1990 83−0.59%
1999 94+1.39%
2007 93−0.13%
2012 93+0.00%
2017 90−0.65%
Source: EHESS[5] and INSEE[6]

Culture and heritage
The Church of Saint-Martin
The entrance to the church

Religious heritage

The commune has one religious building registered as an historical monument:

  • The Church of Saint-Martin (14th century)[7]

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Inhabitants of Ardennes (in French)
  3. Google Maps
  4. List of Mayors of France (in French)
  5. Données Cassini, EHESS
  6. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  7. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00078336 Church of Saint-Martin (in French)
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