| Autruche | |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr autruche (ardennes).svg |
| Arrondissement: | Vouziers |
| Canton: | Vouziers |
| Insee: | 08035 |
| Postal Code: | 08240 |
| Mayor: | Anne Sembeni[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | CC Argonne Ardennaise |
| Coordinates: | 49.4553°N 4.9003°W |
| Elevation M: | 186 |
| Elevation Min M: | 166 |
| Elevation Max M: | 242 |
| Area Km2: | 8.24 |
Autruche (pronounced as /fr/) is a commune in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region of northern France.
Autruche is located some 43 km east by south-east of Rethel and 20 km north-east of Vouziers. Access to the commune is by the D947 from Germont in the south-west which passes through the southern corner of the commune and continues east to Bar-lès-Buzancy. The D12 also comes from Authe in the north-west and joins the D947 in the commune. Access to the village is by a local road branching from the D947 which goes north to the village. The commune is entirely farmland except for some lakes in the south.[2]
The Bar river forms the southern border of the commune as it flows west then follows the Canal des Ardennes to eventually join the Meuse at Vrigne-Meuse. The Ruisseau de Saint Pierremont flows from the north of the commune towards the south-west and continues to join the Bar west of the commune. The Ruisseau du Clageot rises in the north of the commune and flows south-west down the centre of the commune and also joins the Bar on the southern border.[2]
List of Successive Mayors[3]
| From | To | Name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2014 | Claude Lambert | |
| 2014 | current | Anne Sembeni |
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Autruchiens or Autruchiennes in French.[4]
The Church of Saint-Nicolas (16th century) is registered as an historical monument.[5] The church contains two items that are registered as historical objects: