Autrecourt-et-Pourron
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox French commune
|name = Autrecourt-et-Pourron
|commune status = Commune
|image = Autrecourt-et-Pourron (08 Ardennes) - l’ Église Saint-Victor - Photo Francis Neuvens lesardennesvuesdusol.fotoloft.fr.JPG
|caption = The Church of Saint-Victor
|image coat of arms = Blason Autrecourt-et-Pourron.svg
|arrondissement = Sedan
|canton = Carignan
|INSEE = 08034
|postal code = 08210
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = CC Portes Luxembourg
|coordinates = {{coord|49.6128|5.0306|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 165
|elevation min m = 154
|elevation max m = 312
|area km2 = 12.04
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Autrecourt-et-Pourron ({{IPA|fr|otʁəkuʁ e puʁɔ̃}}) is a commune in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region of northern France.
Geography
Autrecourt-et-Pourron is located some 19 km south-east of Sedan and 6 km north-west of Mouzon. Access to the commune is by the D4 road from Remilly-Aillicourt in the north which passes through the commune and the village and continues south to join the D30 west of Beaumont-en-Argonne. The D27 road branches east off the D6 just north of Raucourt-et-Flaba and passes through the commune and the village before continuing south-east to join the D19 west of Mouzon. A railway line passes through the village but there is no station with the nearest station at Mouzon. West of the village the commune has large areas of forest but the east and south are mostly farmland.[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Autrecourt-et-Pourron/@49.6026856,5.02282,12147m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x47ea67b05b052201:0xa0656d218847823a?hl=en Google Maps]
The Meuse river forms the north-eastern border of the commune as it flows north-west. The Ruisseau de Brouhan rises towards the west of the commune and flows east through the village to join the Meuse. The Ruisseau de Yoncq forms the south-eastern border of the commune as it flows north-east to join the Meuse.
=Neighbouring communes and villages=
{{Geographic location
|width=auto
|Centre = Autrecourt-et-Pourron
|North = Remilly-Aillicourt
|Northeast = Amblimont
|East = Mouzon
|Southeast =
|South = Beaumont-en-Argonne
|Southwest = La Besace
|West = Raucourt-et-Flaba
|Northwest = Angecourt
}}
=Heraldry=
{{Blazon-arms
|img1=Blason Autrecourt-et-Pourron.svg
|legend1=Arms of Autrecourt-et-Pourron
|text=
Blazon:
Or, a bend sinister charged with three mullets of 6 points of Argent, debruised in chief by a crescent of Gules and in base by an Oak leaf of Vert posed in bend sinister.
}}
Administration
{{incomplete list|date=April 2021}}
List of Successive Mayors[http://www.francegenweb.org/mairesgenweb/resultcommune.php?id=8448 List of Mayors of France] {{in lang|fr}}
| class="wikitable" | ||
| From | To | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2008 | Raymond le Ferrand |
| 2008 | 2020 | Alain Alexandre |
| 2020 | current | Brice Parisot |
Demography
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Autrecourtois or Autrecourtoises in French.[https://www.habitants.fr/ardennes-08 Le nom des habitants du 08 - Ardennes], habitants.fr The population data given in the table and graph below for 1821 and earlier refer to the former commune of Autrecourt.
{{Historical populations
| align = none
| cols = 2
| percentages = pagr
| source = EHESS{{Cassini-Ehess|2016|Autrecourt-et-Pourron}} and INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-08034#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|1793 |535
|1800 |604
|1806 |663
|1821 |640
|1831 |907
|1836 |995
|1841 |906
|1846 |906
|1851 |872
|1866 |894
|1872 |916
|1876 |851
|1881 |725
|1886 |861
|1891 |615
|1896 |641
|1901 |567
|1906 |472
|1911 |474
|1921 |376
|1926 |439
|1931 |413
|1936 |412
|1946 |357
|1954 |468
|1962 |472
|1968 |483
|1975 |442
|1982 |442
|1990 |383
|1999 |350
|2007 |348
|2012 |349
|2017 |342
}}
Culture and heritage
=Civil heritage=
The commune has two buildings that are registered as historical monuments:
- A former Arms Factory (1787){{Mérimée Icon}}Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|IA08000318|IA08000318 Arms factory}} {{in lang|fr}}
- A former Chateau (17th century){{Mérimée Icon}}Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|IA08000317|IA08000317 Chateau}} {{in lang|fr}}
=Religious heritage=
The Church of Saint-Victor contains two items that are registered as historical objects:
- A Credence Table (18th century){{Palissy Icon}}Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|PM08000036|PM08000036 Credence Table}} {{in lang|fr}}{{Camera}}
- The Altar, Retable, and Painting: Saint John the Baptist (19th century){{Palissy Icon}}Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|PM08000035|PM08000035 Altar, Retable, and Painting: Saint John the Baptist}} {{in lang|fr}}{{Camera}}
See also
References
{{Reflist|2}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070312130927/http://www.ign.fr/affiche_rubrique.asp?rbr_id=1087&CommuneId=93723 Autrecourt-et-Pourron on the old IGN website] {{in lang|fr}}
- [http://www.geoportail.gouv.fr/accueil?c=5.0306,49.6128&z=7.92265E-5&l=GEOGRAPHICALGRIDSYSTEMS.MAPS.3D$GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS@aggregate(1)&l=ADMINISTRATIVEUNITS.BOUNDARIES$GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS(1)&permalink=yes Autrecourt-et-Pourron on Géoportail], National Geographic Institute (IGN) website {{in lang|fr}}
- [http://rumsey.geogarage.com/maps/cassinige.html?lat=49.6128&lon=5.0306&zoom=13 Auirecourt on the 1750 Cassini Map]
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