Auboncourt-Vauzelles (French pronunciation: [obɔ̃kuʁ vozɛl]) is a commune in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region of north-eastern France.

Auboncourt-Vauzelles
View of the Village
View of the Village
Location of Auboncourt-Vauzelles
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Auboncourt-Vauzelles is located in France
Auboncourt-Vauzelles
Auboncourt-Vauzelles
Auboncourt-Vauzelles is located in Grand Est
Auboncourt-Vauzelles
Auboncourt-Vauzelles
Coordinates: 49°33′10″N 4°29′38″E / 49.5528°N 4.4939°E / 49.5528; 4.4939
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentArdennes
ArrondissementRethel
CantonSigny-l'Abbaye
IntercommunalityCC Crêtes Préardennaises
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Benoît Carier[1]
Area
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5.4 km2 (2.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
96
 • Density18/km2 (46/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
08027 /08270
Elevation86–127 m (282–417 ft)
(avg. 98 m or 322 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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Auboncourt-Vauzelles is located some 38 km south-west of Charleville-Mézières and 16 km north-east of Rethel. The A34 autoroute passes through the north-west of the commune but the nearest exit is Exit 14 some 6 km north of the commune. Access to the commune is by the D 951 road from Novy-Chevrières in the south-west which passes through the north-west of the commune and the hamlet of Vauzelles as it goes north to join the A34 autoroute at Exit 14. The D 14 road comes from Corny-Machéroménil in the north-west which passes through Vauzelles and the centre of the commune before continuing south to Faux. Access to the village is by small roads that run off the D 14 - the Chemin d'Auboncourt and the Chemin de la Fontaine. The commune is entirely farmland except for the fringe of the Bois d'Auboncourt forest in the north-east.[3]

The Ruisseau de Saulces flows through the east of the commune and the village from north to south-east and continues to join the Aisne south of Amagne.[3]

Neighbouring communes and villages

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Administration

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The Town Hall
List of Mayors[4]
From To Name
1995 2008 Michel Hot
2008 2012 Armelle Malherbe
2012 current Benoît Carier

Demography

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In 2017 the commune had 100 inhabitants. The population data given in the table and graph below for 1821 and earlier refer to the former commune of Auboncourt. The number for 1793 includes the commune of Monclin.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 364—    
1800 153−11.65%
1806 159+0.64%
1821 164+0.21%
1831 267+4.99%
1836 288+1.53%
1841 299+0.75%
1846 281−1.23%
1851 273−0.58%
1866 258−0.38%
1872 270+0.76%
1876 272+0.18%
1881 245−2.07%
1886 250+0.40%
1891 267+1.32%
1896 240−2.11%
1901 229−0.93%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1906 201−2.57%
1911 186−1.54%
1921 129−3.59%
1926 119−1.60%
1931 120+0.17%
1936 111−1.55%
1946 114+0.27%
1954 109−0.56%
1962 97−1.45%
1968 85−2.18%
1975 80−0.86%
1982 82+0.35%
1990 82+0.00%
1999 85+0.40%
2007 105+2.68%
2012 102−0.58%
2017 100−0.40%
Source: EHESS[5] and INSEE[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (Comma-separated values (CSV)) (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Google Maps
  4. ^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
  5. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Auboncourt-Vauzelles, EHESS (in French).
  6. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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