Aouste
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Aouste
|commune status = Commune
|image coat of arms = Blason Aouste.svg
|image = Aouste entrée Sud par D36.jpg
|caption = The D36 road from La Férée (to the south) passes through Aouste to Prez in the east.
|arrondissement = Charleville-Mézières
|canton = Signy-l'Abbaye
|INSEE = 08016
|postal code = 08290
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = Ardennes Thiérache
|coordinates = {{coord|49.7983|4.3164|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 205
|elevation min m = 187
|elevation max m = 289
|area km2 = 12.83
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Aouste ({{IPA|fr|aust}}) is a commune in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region of northern France.
Geography
Aouste is located some 35 km south-east of Hirson and 40 km west by north-west of Charleville-Mézières. Access is by the D36 road from La Férée in the south passing through the village then continuing east to Prez. The D27 road also comes from Rumigny in the west passing through the commune south of the village and continuing to Marlemont in the south-east. A railway from Hirson to Charleville-Mezieres passes through the commune with a station at Liart just outside the commune to the south-east. Apart from the village the commune is mostly farmland with a few patches of forest.
The Aube river passes through the commune from the east and flows through the village before continuing west to join the Ton at Hannappes. The Ruisseau de Laval d'Estrebay flows from the north forming part of the northern border to join the Aube on the western border. There is also the Ruisseau du Moulin Veron which flows from the south joining the Aube near the village. The Ruisseau de Gandlu flows from the south-east joining the Aube in the village.[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Aouste,+France/@49.7963369,4.3101049,14z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x47e9fa40e1c73adb:0x1fcfd8403be2d11c Google Maps]
=Neighbouring communes and villages=
{{Geographic location
|width=auto
|Centre = Aouste
|North = Antheny
|Northeast = Estrebay
|East = Prez
|Southeast = Liart
|South = La Férée
|Southwest = Blanchefosse-et-Bay
|West = Rumigny
|Northwest = Bossus-les-Rumigny
}}
=Heraldry=
{{Blazon-arms
|img1=Blason Aouste.svg
|legend1=Arms of Aouste
|text=
Blazon:
Argent, a lion of Sable, in chief a bar embattled-counter-embattled of Gules, the whole bordure in Vert.
}}
Administration
{{incomplete list|date=April 2021}}
List of Successive Mayors[http://www.francegenweb.org/mairesgenweb/resultcommune.php?id=8430 List of Mayors of France]
| class="wikitable" | ||||
| From | To | Name | Party | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | current | Xavier Coffart | UMP | General Councillor (1998-2004) |
Demography
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Aoustiens or Aoustiennes in French.[https://www.habitants.fr/ardennes-08 Le nom des habitants du 08 - Ardennes], habitants.fr
{{Historical populations
| align = none
| cols = 2
| percentages = pagr
| source = EHESS{{Cassini-Ehess|990|Aouste}} and INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-08016#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|1793 |542
|1800 |551
|1806 |548
|1821 |616
|1831 |684
|1836 |698
|1841 |642
|1846 |624
|1851 |607
|1866 |624
|1872 |607
|1876 |587
|1881 |561
|1886 |590
|1891 |565
|1896 |523
|1901 |516
|1906 |511
|1911 |482
|1921 |404
|1926 |421
|1931 |430
|1936 |400
|1946 |360
|1954 |330
|1962 |332
|1968 |292
|1975 |264
|1982 |268
|1990 |203
|1999 |208
|2007 |203
|2012 |203
|2017 |207
}}
Sites and monuments
Image:Eglise fortifiee Aouste France.jpg.
The fortified Church of Saint-Rémi (15th century) is registered as an historical monument.{{Mérimée Icon}}Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|PA00078332|PA00078332 Church of Saint-Rémi}} {{in lang|fr}}
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=Aouste Picture Gallery=
File:Aouste (Ardennes) lavoir.JPG|Aouste Lavoir
File:Aouste (Ardennes) mairie.JPG|Aouste Town Hall
File:Aouste (Ardennes) Monument aux morts.JPG|The War Memorial
File:Aouste (Ardennes) chapelle Ste Philomène.JPG|Chapel of Saint Philomene
File:Aouste (Ardennes) city limit sign.JPG|Entrance to the village
File:Aouste (Ardennes) Paysage avec croix de chemin.JPG|Wayside Cross at Aouste
See also
=External links=
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070311203856/http://www.ign.fr/affiche_rubrique.asp?rbr_id=1087&CommuneId=93859 Aouste on the National Geographic Institute website] {{in lang|fr}}
- [http://www.geoportail.gouv.fr/accueil?c=4.3164,49.7983&z=7.92265E-5&l=GEOGRAPHICALGRIDSYSTEMS.MAPS.3D$GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS@aggregate(1)&l=ADMINISTRATIVEUNITS.BOUNDARIES$GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS(1)&permalink=yes Aouste on Géoportail], National Geographic Institute (IGN) website {{in lang|fr}}
- [http://rumsey.geogarage.com/maps/cassinige.html?lat=49.7983&lon=4.3164&zoom=13 Aoufte on the 1750 Cassini Map]
References
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{{Commons category|Aouste}}
{{Ardennes communes}}
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