Country France Department Ardennes Population (2010) 241 Local time Tuesday 8:55 PM | Region Grand Est Canton Flize Area 11.05 km² Arrondissement Charleville-Mézières | |
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Intercommunality Charleville-Mézières / Sedan Weather 3°C, Wind S at 10 km/h, 83% Humidity | ||
Balaives-et-Butz is a French commune in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region of northern France.
Contents
- Map of 08160 Balaives et Butz France
- Geography
- History
- Administration
- Demography
- Sites and monuments
- References
Map of 08160 Balaives et Butz, France
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Balaiviens or Balaiviennes.
The commune has been awarded two flowers by the National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom in the Competition of cities and villages in Bloom.
Geography
Balaives-et-Butz is located some 10 km south of Charleville-Mézières and 5 km north-east of Poix-Terron. Access to the commune is by the D233 road from Boutancourt in the east which passes through the south-eastern branch of the commune just south of the village then continues south-west to Singly. The village is accessed by the Rue du Routon which branches off the D233. The commune has large areas of forest with comparatively small areas of farmland.
The Ruisseau de Butz rises west of the village and flow east through the village then eastwards to join the Étang d'Alger and the Ruisseau de Boutancourt which eventually joins the Meuse at Flize. The Ruisseau de Bourbeuse rises south of the village and joins the Ruisseau de Butz in the village.
History
The name Balaives means "beautiful water" from the nearby water sources.
Administration
List of Successive Mayors
(Not all data is known)
Demography
In 2010 the commune had 241 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
A Fulling Water Mill (currently a Vynex Hardware factory) (18th century) is registered as an historical monument.