Barbaise

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

Barbaise
Commune
A general view of Barbaise
Location of Barbaise
Barbaise
Barbaise
Coordinates: 49°39′55″N 4°34′49″E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentArdennes
ArrondissementCharleville-Mézières
CantonSigny-l'Abbaye
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Michel Bouquet
Area
1
6.68 km2 (2.58 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
101
 • Density15/km2 (39/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
08047 /08430
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Barbaise is located at an altitude of 209 metres some 16 km south-west of Charleville-Mézières and 30 km north-east of Rethel. Access to the commune is by the D3 road from Jandun in the east which passes through the centre of the commune and continues north-east to Warnécourt. Access to the village is by the D203 which branches off the D3 in the commune and goes south to the village. The commune is mostly farmland with forests in the north-east and north of the commune.[2]

The Ruisseau de Barbileuse rises in the village and flows south to join the Vence south-west of Raillicourt.[2]

Neighbouring communes and villages

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Administration
Entry to Barbaise

List of Successive Mayors[3]

FromToNamePartyPosition
19912026Michel Bouquet

(Not all data is known)

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 101 inhabitants.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 255—    
1800 283+1.50%
1806 335+2.85%
1821 345+0.20%
1831 345+0.00%
1836 358+0.74%
1841 373+0.82%
1846 369−0.22%
1851 377+0.43%
1866 306−1.38%
1872 292−0.78%
1876 279−1.13%
1881 243−2.73%
1886 219−2.06%
1891 205−1.31%
1896 200−0.49%
1901 184−1.65%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1906 184+0.00%
1911 169−1.69%
1921 124−3.05%
1926 150+3.88%
1931 134−2.23%
1936 123−1.70%
1946 105−1.57%
1954 100−0.61%
1962 96−0.51%
1968 69−5.36%
1975 75+1.20%
1982 96+3.59%
1990 115+2.28%
1999 106−0.90%
2007 105−0.12%
2012 96−1.78%
2017 101+1.02%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE[5]
The War Memorial

Sites and monuments
The Church of Barbaise
  • The Church of Barbaise contains three items that are registered as historical objects:
    • A Celebrant's Chair (17th century)[6]
    • A Statue: Christ on the Cross (16th century)[7]
    • A Group Sculpture: Saint Anne instructing the Virgin (15th century)[8]

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, Palissy PM08000050 Celebrant's Chair (in French)
  7. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM08000049 Statue: Christ on the Cross (in French)
  8. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM08000048 Group Sculpture: Saint Anne instructing the Virgin (in French)
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