Arnicourt is a commune in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region of northern France.

Arnicourt
Commune
Entrance to the village
Location of Arnicourt
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Coordinates: 49°33′20″N 4°21′00″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Ardennes
Arrondissement	Rethel
Canton	Rethel
Intercommunality	CC Pays Rethélois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Thomas Samyn[1]
Area 1	8.33 km2 (3.22 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	155
• Density	19/km2 (48/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	08021 /08300
Elevation	72–147 m (236–482 ft) (avg. 106 m or 348 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Arnicourt is located some 6 km north by north-west of Rethel and 8 km south-west of Novion-Porcien. Access to the commune is by the D10 road from Sorbon in the south passing through the commune and the village continuing to Sery in the north. The commune is entirely farmland with a small patch of forest in the north.[3]

The Plumion river flows through the north of the commune from north to south-west joining the Rayee on the south-western border. The Rayee continues south-west forming a small part of the south-western border.[3]

Neighbouring communes and villages

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Administration

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List of Successive Mayors[4]

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 157 inhabitants.

Sites and monuments

• The Church of Saint-Médard.
• The Chateau of Arnicourt (18th century) is registered as an historical monument.[7]

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  Church of Saint-Médard
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  Cross
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  Chateau of Arnicourt

Notable people linked to the commune

• Gérard Darrieu (1925–2004), actor.

See also

• Communes of the Ardennes department

References

External links

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

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