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Country
  
France

Department
  
Aisne

Population (2010)
  
97

Local time
  
Wednesday 6:23 AM

Region
  
Hauts-de-France

Canton
  
Aubenton

Area
  
9.18 km²

Arrondissement
  
Vervins

Beaumé

Intercommunality
  
Pays des Trois Rivières

Weather
  
6°C, Wind SW at 24 km/h, 88% Humidity

Beaumé is a French commune in the department of Aisne in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France.

Contents

Map of 02500 Beaum%C3%A9, France

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Beauméens or Beauméennes

Geography

Beaumé is located some 70 km east of Saint-Quentin and 50 km west of Charleville-Mézières. It can be accessed by the D37 road from Besmont in the west passing through the commune and the village and continuing east to Aubenton. There are also several other country roads accessing the commune from all directions. Apart from the village there are two other hamlets: La Courte Soupe and Monplaisir. The south of the commune is heavily forested however most of the commune is farmland.

The Ruisseau de l'Etang Polliart flows from the south-east of the commune to the north with several tributaries as it continues north out of the commune to join the Ton river at Leuze.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors of Beaumé

(Not all data is known)

Demography

In 2010, the commune had 97 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known through the population censuses conducted in the commune since 1793. From the 21st century, a census of municipalities with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants is held every five years, unlike larger towns that have a sample survey every year.

Population Change (See database)

Sources : Ldh/EHESS/Cassini until 1962, INSEE database from 1968 (population without double counting and municipal population from 2006)

Civil heritage

The commune has a number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:

  • A Farmhouse at 6 Rue de l'Eglise (1849)
  • A Farmhouse at La Courte Soupe d'en bas (18th century)
  • An old Chateau at 4-12 Rue de Leuze (1772)
  • The Town Hall / School at 2 Place de la Mairie (1843)
  • The old Grange-aux-Bois Manor at Grange-aux-Bois (1870)

    • Religious heritage

    The commune has several religious buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:

  • The Bordreaux-Grimpret Family Tomb (1882)
  • The Tomb of Hippolite Licent (1858)
  • The Tomb of Infantry Captain Pierre Antoine Menu (1844)
  • The Parish Church and Cemetery of Saint Nicolas (14th century)

    • The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:

    Notable People linked to the commune

  • Pierre Antoine Menu, Captain of the 84th regiment of infantry of the line, Chevalier of the Legion of Honour, native of Archon. Buried at Beaumé.

    • References

    Beaumé Wikipedia
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