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

Aouste
Commune
The D36 road from La Férée (to the south) passes through Aouste to Prez in the east.
Coat of arms
Location of Aouste
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Coordinates: 49°47′54″N 4°18′59″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Ardennes
Arrondissement	Charleville-Mézières
Canton	Signy-l'Abbaye
Intercommunality	Ardennes Thiérache
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Xavier Coffart
Area 1	12.83 km2 (4.95 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[1]	205
• Density	16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	08016 /08290
Elevation	187–289 m (614–948 ft) (avg. 205 m or 673 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Aoustiens or Aoustiennes[2]

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.[3]

Neighbouring communes and villages

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Heraldry

Blazon: Argent, a lion of Sable, in chief a bar embattled-counter-embattled of Gules, the whole bordure in Vert.

Administration

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List of Successive Mayors[4]

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 207 inhabitants.

Sites and monuments

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The fortified Church of Saint-Rémi (15th century) is registered as an historical monument.[7]

Aouste Picture Gallery

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  Aouste Lavoir
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  Aouste Town Hall
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  The War Memorial
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  Chapel of Saint Philomene
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  Entrance to the village
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  Wayside Cross at Aouste

See also

• Communes of the Ardennes department

External links

• Aouste on the National Geographic Institute website (in French)
• Aouste on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
• Aoufte on the 1750 Cassini Map

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aouste.

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