Authe (French pronunciation: [ot]) is a commune in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region of northern France.

Authe
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Authe
Location of Authe
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Authe is located in France
Authe
Authe
Authe is located in Grand Est
Authe
Authe
Coordinates: 49°27′36″N 4°52′47″E / 49.46°N 4.8797°E / 49.46; 4.8797
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentArdennes
ArrondissementVouziers
CantonVouziers
IntercommunalityCC Argonne Ardennaise
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Sylvie Lefort[1]
Area
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9.47 km2 (3.66 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
92
 • Density9.7/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.

Geography

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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

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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

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The War Memorial
 
The Village bus stop

List of Successive Mayors[4]

From To Name
2001 current Sylvie Lefort

Demography

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The inhabitants of the commune are known as Authois or Authoises in French.[5]

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[6] and INSEE[7]

Culture and heritage

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The Church of Saint-Martin
 
The entrance to the church

Religious heritage

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

  • The Church of Saint-Martin (14th century) [8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Google Maps
  4. ^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
  5. ^ Le nom des habitants du 08 - Ardennes, habitants.fr
  6. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Authe, EHESS (in French).
  7. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  8. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00078336 Church of Saint-Martin (in French) 
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