Aouste

Aouste
The D36 road from La Férée (to the south) passes through Aouste to Prez in the east.
Coat of arms
Aouste
Location within Grand Est region  Aouste
Coordinates: 49°47′54″N 4°18′59″E / 49.7983°N 4.3164°ECoordinates: 49°47′54″N 4°18′59″E / 49.7983°N 4.3164°E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Ardennes
Arrondissement	Charleville-Mézières
Canton	Rumigny
Intercommunality	Thiérache Ardennaise
Government
• Mayor (2008–2020)	Xavier Coffart
Area^1	12.83 km^2 (4.95 sq mi)
Population (2009)^2	202
• Density	16/km^2 (41/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	08016 / 08290
Elevation	187–289 m (614–948 ft) (avg. 205 m or 673 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Aouste is a French commune in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region of northern France.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Aoustiens or Aoustiennes^[1]

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.^[2]

Neighbouring communes and villages^[2]

Heraldry

Blazon: Argent, a lion of Sable, in chief a bar embattled-counter-embattled of Gules, the whole bordure in Vert.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors^[3]

From	To	Name	Party	Position
1995	2020	Xavier Coffart	UMP	General Councillor (1998-2004)

(Not all data is known)

Demography

In 2009 the commune had 202 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 towns that have a sample survey every year.^{[Note 1]}

Population Change (See database)

1793	1800	1806	1821	1831	1836	1841	1846	1851
542	551	548	616	684	698	642	624	607

1856	1861	1866	1872	1876	1881	1886	1891	1896
-	-	624	607	587	561	590	565	523

1901	1906	1911	1921	1926	1931	1936	1946	1954
516	511	482	404	421	430	400	360	330

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2009	-
332	292	264	268	203	208	-	202	-

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

Sites and monuments

The fortified church of Saint-Rémi at Aouste

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The fortified Church of Saint-Rémi (15th century) is registered as an historical monument.^[4]

Aouste Picture Gallery

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  Aouste Lavoir

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  Aouste Town Hall

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  The War Memorial

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  Chapel of Saint Philomene

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  Entrance to the village

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  Wayside Cross at Aouste

See also

• Communes of the Ardennes department

External links

• Aouste on the National Geographic Institute website (French)
• Aouste on Lion1906
• Aouste on Google Maps
• Aouste on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (French)
• Aoufte on the 1750 Cassini Map
• Aouste on the INSEE website (French)
• INSEE (French)

Notes and references

Notes

1. At the beginning of the 21st century, the methods of identification have been modified by Law No. 2002-276 of 27 February 2002, the so-called "law of local democracy" and in particular Title V "census operations" allows, after a transitional period running from 2004 to 2008, the annual publication of the legal population of the different French administrative districts. For communes with a population greater than 10,000 inhabitants, a sample survey is conducted annually, the entire territory of these communes is taken into account at the end of the period of five years. The first "legal population" after 1999 under this new law came into force on 1 January 2009 and was based on the census of 2006.

References

1. Inhabitants of Ardennes (French)
2. Google Maps
3. List of Mayors of France
4. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00078332 Church of Saint-Rémi (French)