Artonges Explained
| Artonges |
| Arrondissement: | Château-Thierry |
| Canton: | Essômes-sur-Marne |
| Insee: | 02026 |
| Postal Code: | 02330 |
| Commune: | Dhuys-et-Morin-en-Brie |
| Coordinates: | 48.93°N 3.5536°W |
| Elevation M: | 165 |
| Elevation Min M: | 140 |
| Elevation Max M: | 211 |
| Area Km2: | 13.12 |
| Population: | 172 |
| Population Date: | 2021 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Artonges (in French pronounced as /aʁtɔ̃ʒ/) is a former commune in the department of Aisne in northern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Dhuys-et-Morin-en-Brie.[2]
Geography
Artonge is a commune in the south of the department of Aisne in the old Brie Champagne region, located on a high plateau not far from the sources of the Dhuys and the edge of the forest of "Rouges Fossés" (Red Ditches).
It is located some 20 km south-east of Château-Thierry and 35 km south-west of Épernay. It can be accessed by the D20 road from Pargny-la-Dhuys in the north coming south through the village and continuing south-west to Marchais-en-Brie. The D201 branches south off the D20 changing to the D40 at the border of the commune and continuing south to Montmirail. There is also the D866 coming from Nesles-la-Montagne in the north-west terminating in the village. There is also a railway line coming from the north with Artongeole Station just north of the village. The railway continues south-west through Montmirail. The commune is mixed farmland and forest.[3]
The Ru des Rieux flows through the village from its source to the west and flows south-west into the Ravine de la Dhuys.[3]
Neighbouring communes and villages
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History
The name Hertungiae was mentioned in 1137.
Administration
List of Mayors of Artonges[4]
| From | To | Name |
|---|
| 2001 | 2008 | François Girard |
| 2008 | 2016 | Gislaine Dadou | |
Demography
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Artongeois or Artongeoises in French.[5]
Sites and Monuments
- The Choir and the Transept of the Church of Saint Peter (15th century) are registered as an historical monument.[6] The earliest parts date back to the 15th century but it has been rebuilt over the centuries. This church has no proper tower but rather a bell housed in a Dormer of the north side of the roof over the nave. The church has been the subject of a complete restoration and was returned to the Church during a Mass celebrated by Friar Gandon, the parish priest of Our Lady of the Three Valleys on which it depends, and Bishop Giraud, Bishop of Soissons in 2009. The Churtch contains a Stained glass window: Christ on the Cross (16th century) which is registered as an historical object.[7]
- The Fountain is powered by a reliable source of water which was once thought to cure sore throats and fevers.
- The Lavoir (Public laundry) is decorated on the theme of a fable by Jean de La Fontaine: "The fox, the flies, and the hedgehog".
- The Chateau is a former lordship which was vassal to Montmirail and is privately owned.
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Populations légales 2021. fr. Legal populations 2021. INSEE. December 2023.
- http://www.aisne.gouv.fr/content/download/14130/99831/file/RAA_2015_38_Septembre_Edit_Spec_3.pdf Arrêté préfectoral
- https://www.google.com/maps/place/Artonges,+France/@48.927775,3.5447095,5988m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x47e8df671b3425fb:0xee08f9259e32e0dd?hl=en Google Maps
- http://www.francegenweb.org/mairesgenweb/resultcommune.php?id=10452 List of Mayors of France
- https://www.habitants.fr/aisne-02 Le nom des habitants du 02 - Aisne
- Ministry of Culture, Mérimée
- Ministry of Culture, Palissy
