Aouste Explained

Aouste
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason Aouste.svg
Arrondissement:Charleville-Mézières
Canton:Signy-l'Abbaye
Insee:08016
Postal Code:08290
Mayor:Xavier Coffart[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Ardennes Thiérache
Coordinates:49.7983°N 4.3164°W
Elevation M:205
Elevation Min M:187
Elevation Max M:289
Area Km2:12.83

Aouste (in French pronounced as /aust/) is a commune in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region of northern France.

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

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Heraldry

Administration

List of Successive Mayors[3]

Demography

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Aoustiens or Aoustiennes in French.[4]

Sites and monuments

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The fortified Church of Saint-Rémi (15th century) is registered as an historical monument.[5]

Aouste Picture Gallery

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
  2. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Aouste,+France/@49.7963369,4.3101049,14z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x47e9fa40e1c73adb:0x1fcfd8403be2d11c Google Maps
  3. http://www.francegenweb.org/mairesgenweb/resultcommune.php?id=8430 List of Mayors of France
  4. https://www.habitants.fr/ardennes-08 Le nom des habitants du 08 - Ardennes
  5. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée