Amagne

Amagne
Entry to the village
Amagne
Location within Grand Est region Amagne
Coordinates: 49°31′05″N 4°30′06″E / 49.5181°N 4.5017°E / 49.5181; 4.5017Coordinates: 49°31′05″N 4°30′06″E / 49.5181°N 4.5017°E / 49.5181; 4.5017
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Ardennes
Arrondissement	Rethel
Canton	Rethel
Intercommunality	Pays Rethélois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2020)	Laurent Destrumelle
Area¹	9.32 km² (3.60 sq mi)
Population (2009)²	699
• Density	75/km² (190/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	08008 / 08300
Elevation	75–100 m (246–328 ft) (avg. 86.72 m or 284.5 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.

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

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Aquamagniens or Aquamagniennes^[1]

Geography

Amagne is located some 40 km south-west of Charleville-Mézières and 40 km north-east of Rheims. It can be accessed by the D30 road running east from Rethel to the village then continuing east to Ecordal. Route D21 also comes from Novy-Chevrieres in the north-west and continues towards Attigny in the south-east. Route D45 also comes to the commune from Ambly-Fleury in the south-west. A railway from Rethel to Charleville-Mézières passes through the north-west of the commune and there is a branch line from Amagne-Lucquy through the village and continuing east to the next station at Alland'Huy-et-Sausseuil but there is no station in the commune. The station at Amagne-Lucquey just outside the commune in the west off the D21 road serves the commune.^[2]

The Aisne river forms the southern boundary of the commune. The Ruisseau de Saulces passes through the village and a number of streams flow into this stream. Apart from the village the commune is entirely farmland. There are no other hamlets in the commune.^[2]

Neighbouring communes and villages^[2]

Alland'Huy-et-Sausseuil

Amagne

Coucy

Ambly-Fleury

Givry

Administration

Jean-Baptiste Demaret (1793-1884) became mayor of Amagne in 1830 and remained so for 42 years. He was awarded the Legion of Honour.

List of Successive Mayors of Amagne^[3]

From	To	Name
1940	1942	Désiré Visoli
1942	1944	Firmin Manil
1944	1953	Goffart
1953	1967	Louis Jason
1967	1995	Paul Schmitt
1995	2008	Pierre-Gérard Braga
2008	2020	Laurent Destrumelle

(Not all data is known)

Demography

In 2009 the commune had 699 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known through the population censuses conducted in the town since 1793. From the 21st century, a census of municipalities 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
638	724	726	732	773	852	830	817	803

1856	1861	1866	1872	1876	1881	1886	1891	1896
-	-	667	660	669	656	697	732	762

1901	1906	1911	1921	1926	1931	1936	1946	1954
736	743	771	861	1,099	1,047	926	914	840

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2009	-	-
770	744	645	572	612	705	699	-	-

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

Culture and heritage

The Church of Saint Martin (13th century) is classified as an historical monument.^[4] Some of the stained glass windows date from the 13th century and it has interesting furniture from the 17th and 18th centuries. The church contains two items that are registered as historical objects:

A Bas-relief (17th century)^[5]
An Altar, 3 Retables, and 2 Bas-reliefs (18th century)^[6]

Church of Saint-Martin
Side view of the church
Angular view of the church
Entry to the church
Oratory at the church
Church Sculpture detail
Church Sculpture detail
Church Sculpture detail
Church Sculpture detail
Church Sculpture detail

Sights in the Commune

The Lavoir
The Town Hall
The War Memorial
Roadside Crosses
Roadside Cross

Notes and references

Notes

↑ 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" which allow, after a transitional period running from 2004 to 2008, the annual publication of the legal population of the different French administrative districts. For municipalities with a population greater than 10,000 inhabitants, a sample survey is conducted annually, the entire territory of these municipalities 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

↑ Inhabitants of Ardennes (French)
1 2 3 Google Maps
↑ List of Mayors of France (French)
↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00078330 Church of Saint Martin (French)
↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM08000012 Bas-relief (French)
↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM08000013 Altar, 3 Retables, and 2 Bas-reliefs (French)

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