Authe
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Authe
|commune status = Commune
|image = Authe-08-mairie-01.JPG
|caption = Town hall
|image coat of arms = Blason Authe.svg
|arrondissement = Vouziers
|canton = Vouziers
|INSEE = 08033
|postal code = 08240
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = CC Argonne Ardennaise
|coordinates = {{coord|49.46|4.8797|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 172
|elevation min m = 164
|elevation max m = 225
|area km2 = 9.47
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Authe ({{IPA|fr|ot}}) is a commune in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region of northern France.
Geography
Authe is located some 45 km east by south-east of Rethel and 20 km north-east of Vouziers. Access to the commune is by road D12 from Brieulles-sur-Bar in the north which passes through the centre of the commune and the village and continues south to join the D947 south of the commune. The commune consists entirely of farmland.[https://www.google.com/maps/place/08240+Authe/@49.4561377,4.8992574,5924m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x47ea45d0572fa0a3:0x5f1c83ba16b5c248?hl=en Google Maps]
The Bar river forms the south-western border of the commune as it flows north-west to follow the Canal des Ardennes to join the Meuse near Vrigne-Meuse. The Ruisseau de Saint-Pierremont flows from the north-east of the commune past the village and joins the Bar on the south-western border of the commune.
=Neighbouring communes and villages=
{{Geographic location
|width=auto
|Centre = Authe
|North = Verrières
|Northeast = Saint-Pierremont
|East =
|Southeast = Autruche
|South = Germont
|Southwest = Boult-aux-Bois
|West = Belleville-et-Châtillon-sur-Bar
|Northwest = Noirval
}}
=Heraldry=
{{Blazon-arms
|img1=Blason Authe.svg
|legend1=Arms of Authe
|text=
Blazon:
Party per pale Vert and Gules a wolf's head cabossed of Argent debruised by the division, in chief Sable charged with three fleurs-de-lis of Argent.
}}
Administration
File:Authe-08-monument aux morts-02.JPG
{{incomplete list|date=April 2021}}
List of Successive Mayors[http://www.francegenweb.org/mairesgenweb/resultcommune.php?id=8447 List of Mayors of France] {{in lang|fr}}
| class="wikitable" | ||
| From | To | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | current | Sylvie Lefort |
Demography
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Authois or Authoises 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|1965|Authe}} and INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-08033#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
| graph-pos = bottom
|1793 |336
|1800 |331
|1806 |347
|1821 |365
|1831 |406
|1836 |396
|1841 |370
|1846 |394
|1851 |378
|1866 |349
|1872 |342
|1876 |367
|1881 |365
|1886 |361
|1891 |351
|1896 |337
|1901 |334
|1906 |311
|1911 |280
|1921 |245
|1926 |243
|1931 |211
|1936 |184
|1946 |164
|1954 |141
|1962 |143
|1968 |125
|1975 |96
|1982 |87
|1990 |83
|1999 |94
|2007 |93
|2012 |93
|2017 |90
}}
Culture and heritage
=Religious heritage=
The commune has one religious building registered as an historical monument:
- The Church of Saint-Martin (14th century){{Mérimée Icon}}Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|PA00078336|PA00078336 Church of Saint-Martin}} {{in lang|fr}}{{Camera}}
See also
References
{{Reflist|2}}
External links
- [http://www.geoportail.gouv.fr/accueil?c=4.8797,49.46&z=7.92265E-5&l=GEOGRAPHICALGRIDSYSTEMS.MAPS.3D$GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS@aggregate(1)&l=ADMINISTRATIVEUNITS.BOUNDARIES$GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS(1)&permalink=yes Authe on Géoportail], National Geographic Institute (IGN) website {{in lang|fr}}
- [http://rumsey.geogarage.com/maps/cassinige.html?lat=49.46&lon=4.8797&zoom=13 Authe on the 1750 Cassini Map]
{{commons category|Authe}}
{{Ardennes communes}}
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