Autrecourt-et-Pourron

Autrecourt-et-Pourron is a commune in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region of northern France.

Autrecourt-et-Pourron
Commune
The Church of Saint-Victor
Coat of arms
Location of Autrecourt-et-Pourron
Autrecourt-et-Pourron
Autrecourt-et-Pourron
Coordinates: 49°36′46″N 5°01′50″E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentArdennes
ArrondissementSedan
CantonCarignan
IntercommunalityCC Portes Luxembourg
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Alain Alexandre
Area
1
12.04 km2 (4.65 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
342
 • Density28/km2 (74/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
08034 /08210
Elevation154–312 m (505–1,024 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 Autrecourtois or Autrecourtoises.[2]

Geography

Autrecourt-et-Pourron is located some 19 km south-east of Sedan and 6 km north-west of Mouzon. Access to the commune is by the D4 road from Remilly-Aillicourt in the north which passes through the commune and the village and continues south to join the D30 west of Beaumont-en-Argonne. The D27 road branches east off the D6 just north of Raucourt-et-Flaba and passes through the commune and the village before continuing south-east to join the D19 west of Mouzon. A railway line passes through the village but there is no station with the nearest station at Mouzon. West of the village the commune has large areas of forest but the east and south are mostly farmland.[3]

The Meuse river forms the north-eastern border of the commune as it flows north-west. The Ruisseau de Brouhan rises towards the west of the commune and flows east through the village to join the Meuse. The Ruisseau de Yoncq forms the south-eastern border of the commune as it flows north-east to join the Meuse.[3]

Neighbouring communes and villages

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Heraldry
Arms of Autrecourt-et-Pourron
 Blazon:

Or, a bend sinister charged with three mullets of 6 points of Argent, debruised in chief by a crescent of Gules and in base by an Oak leaf of Vert posed in bend sinister.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors[4]

FromToNamePartyPosition
20012008Raymond le Ferrand
20082020Alain Alexandre

(Not all data is known)

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 342 inhabitants. The population data given in the table and graph below for 1821 and earlier refer to the former commune of Autrecourt.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 535—    
1800 604+1.75%
1806 663+1.57%
1821 640−0.24%
1831 907+3.55%
1836 995+1.87%
1841 906−1.86%
1846 906+0.00%
1851 872−0.76%
1866 894+0.17%
1872 916+0.41%
1876 851−1.82%
1881 725−3.15%
1886 861+3.50%
1891 615−6.51%
1896 641+0.83%
1901 567−2.42%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1906 472−3.60%
1911 474+0.08%
1921 376−2.29%
1926 439+3.15%
1931 413−1.21%
1936 412−0.05%
1946 357−1.42%
1954 468+3.44%
1962 472+0.11%
1968 483+0.38%
1975 442−1.26%
1982 442+0.00%
1990 383−1.77%
1999 350−1.00%
2007 348−0.07%
2012 349+0.06%
2017 342−0.40%
Source: EHESS[5] and INSEE[6]

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

The commune has two buildings that are registered as historical monuments:

  • A former Arms Factory (1787)[7]
  • A former Chateau (17th century)[8]

Religious heritage

The Church of Saint-Victor contains two items that are registered as historical objects:

  • A Credence Table (18th century)[9]
  • The Altar, Retable, and Painting: Saint John the Baptist (19th century)[10]

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 IA08000318 Arms factory (in French)
  8. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA08000317 Chateau (in French)
  9. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM08000036 Credence Table (in French)
  10. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM08000035 Altar, Retable, and Painting: Saint John the Baptist (in French)
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