Saint-Loup-en-Champagne

Saint-Loup-en-Champagne
Saint-Loup-en-Champagne
Location within Grand Est region  Saint-Loup-en-Champagne
Coordinates: 49°27′20″N 4°13′16″E / 49.4556°N 4.2211°ECoordinates: 49°27′20″N 4°13′16″E / 49.4556°N 4.2211°E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Ardennes
Arrondissement	Rethel
Canton	Château-Porcien
Intercommunality	Plaines du Porcien
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Robert Carré
Area^1	15.77 km^2 (6.09 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	247
• Density	16/km^2 (41/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	08386 / 08300
^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.

Saint-Loup-en-Champagne is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	215	—
1968	232	+7.9%
1975	201	−13.4%
1982	220	+9.5%
1990	217	−1.4%
1999	223	+2.8%
2008	247	+10.8%

Church

The church tower was rebuilt above the portal, while the old Romanesque tower was in its normal place at the crossing of the transept. It forms a porch on the ground floor, before the nave rebuilt with it.

This church built during the eleventh century, enlarged and embellished four hundred years later, threatening to collapse. It has also been restored twice, through the combined efforts of the municipality and state. Le transept et le sanctuaire ont été restaurés en 1879 – 1880. The transept and sanctuary were restored in 1879 to 1880. The nave and tower were rebuilt in 1887. The architecture of the tower, like the nave, is inspired by the flamboyant Gothic lines of the apse. The attic is covered with slate.

See also

• Communes of the Ardennes department

References

• INSEE