Autrecourt-et-Pourron
Autrecourt-et-Pourron | |
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 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 / 49.6128°N 5.0306°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Ardennes |
| Arrondissement | Sedan |
| Canton | Carignan |
| Intercommunality | CC Portes Luxembourg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Brice Parisot[1] |
Area 1 | 12.04 km2 (4.65 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 334 |
| • Density | 28/km2 (72/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 08034 /08210 |
| Elevation | 154–312 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. | |
Autrecourt-et-Pourron (French pronunciation: [otʁəkuʁ e puʁɔ̃]) is a commune in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region of northern France.
Geography
[edit]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
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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.
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Administration
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List of Successive Mayors[4]
| From | To | Name |
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| 2001 | 2008 | Raymond le Ferrand |
| 2008 | 2020 | Alain Alexandre |
| 2020 | current | Brice Parisot |
Demography
[edit]The inhabitants of the commune are known as Autrecourtois or Autrecourtoises in French.[5] The population data given in the table and graph below for 1821 and earlier refer to the former commune of Autrecourt.
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Culture and heritage
[edit]Civil heritage
[edit]The commune has two buildings that are registered as historical monuments:
Religious heritage
[edit]The Church of Saint-Victor contains two items that are registered as historical objects:
- A Credence Table (18th century)
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- The Altar, Retable, and Painting: Saint John the Baptist (19th century)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ 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 Autrecourt-et-Pourron, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA08000318 Arms factory (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA08000317 Chateau (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM08000036 Credence Table (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM08000035 Altar, Retable, and Painting: Saint John the Baptist (in French)
External links
[edit]- Autrecourt-et-Pourron on the old IGN website (in French)
- Autrecourt-et-Pourron on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
- Auirecourt on the 1750 Cassini Map
