Country France Department Ardennes Intercommunality Argonne Ardennaise Area 8.24 km² Arrondissement Vouziers | Region Grand Est Canton Chesne Population (2010) 63 Local time Friday 8:06 AM | |
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Autruche is a French commune in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region of northern France.
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Map of 08240 Autruche, France
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Autruchiens or Autruchiennes.
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.
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.
Administration
List of Successive Mayors
(Not all data is known)
Demography
In 2010 the commune had 63 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known from the population censuses conducted in the commune since 1793. From the 21st century, a census of communes with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants is held every five years, unlike larger communes that have a sample survey every year.
Sources : Ldh/EHESS/Cassini until 1962, INSEE database from 1968 (population without double counting and municipal population from 2006)
Sites and monuments
The Church of Saint-Nicolas (16th century) is registered as an historical monument. The church contains two items that are registered as historical objects: