Autruche (French pronunciation: [otʁyʃ] ⓘ) is a commune in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region of northern France.
Geography
Autruche is located some 43 km east by south-east of Rethel and 20 km north-east of Vouziers. Access to the commune is by the D947 from Germont in the south-west which passes through the southern corner of the commune and continues east to Bar-lès-Buzancy. The D12 also comes from Authe in the north-west and joins the D947 in the commune. Access to the village is by a local road branching from the D947 which goes north to the village. The commune is entirely farmland except for some lakes in the south.[3]
The Bar river forms the southern border of the commune as it flows west then follows the Canal des Ardennes to eventually join the Meuse at Vrigne-Meuse. The Ruisseau de Saint Pierremont flows from the north of the commune towards the south-west and continues to join the Bar west of the commune. The Ruisseau du Clageot rises in the north of the commune and flows south-west down the centre of the commune and also joins the Bar on the southern border.[3]
Neighbouring communes and villages
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Heraldry
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The official status of the blazon remains to be determined.
Blazon:
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Administration
List of Successive Mayors[4]
| From | To | Name |
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| 1995 | 2014 | Claude Lambert |
| 2014 | current | Anne Sembeni |
Demography
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Autruchiens or Autruchiennes in French.[5]
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Sites and monuments
The Church of Saint-Nicolas (16th century)
is registered as an historical monument.[8] The church contains two items that are registered as historical objects:
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ a b c Google Maps
- ^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
- ^ Le nom des habitants du 08 - Ardennes, habitants.fr
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Autruche, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00078337 Church of Saint-Nicolas (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM08000038 6 Statuettes (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM08000037 Sculpture: Triumphant Virgin (in French)
External links
- Autruche on the old IGN website (in French)
- Autruche on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
- Autruche on the 1750 Cassini Map
