Amagne
Commune
Entry to the village
Entry to the village
Coat of arms of Amagne
Coat of arms
Location of Amagne
Amagne is located in France
Amagne
Amagne
Amagne is located in Grand Est
Amagne
Amagne
Coordinates: 49°31′05″N 4°30′06″E / 49.5181°N 4.5017°E / 49.5181; 4.5017
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentArdennes
ArrondissementRethel
CantonRethel
IntercommunalityPays Rethélois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Laurent Destrumelle[1]
Area
1
9.32 km2 (3.60 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
760
 • Density82/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
08008 /08300
Elevation75–100 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.

Amagne (French pronunciation: [amaɲ]) is a commune in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region of northern France.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Aquamagniens or Aquamagniennes[3]

Economic and Cultural Development

The village has developed in particular thanks to its commercial but above all cultural infrastructures. Moreover, it favours sporting plurality and could envisage the creation of a new football pitch. In addition, it has a railway station that runs between Reims and Metz via the Intercités trains.

From an economic point of view, it only has an unemployment rate of 8.5% in 2017.

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.[4]

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.[4]

Neighbouring communes and villages

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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[5]

FromToName
19401942Désiré Visoli
19421944Firmin Manil
19441953Goffart
19531967Louis Jason
19671995Paul Schmitt
19952008Pierre-Gérard Braga
2008CurrentLaurent Destrumelle

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 744—    
1975 645−2.02%
1982 572−1.70%
1990 612+0.85%
1999 705+1.58%
2007 689−0.29%
2012 714+0.72%
2017 725+0.31%
Source: INSEE[6]

Culture and heritage

The Church of Saint Martin (13th century) is classified as an historical monument.[7] 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:

Sights in the Commune

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ↑ Inhabitants of Ardennes (in French)
  4. 1 2 3 Google Maps
  5. ↑ List of Mayors of France (in French)
  6. ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  7. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00078330 Church of Saint Martin (in French)
  8. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM08000012 Bas-relief (in French)
  9. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM08000013 Altar, 3 Retables, and 2 Bas-reliefs (in French)
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