Aouste

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
Aouste Show map of France Aouste Show map of Grand Est
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[1]
Area 1	12.83 km2 (4.95 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	209
• Density	16/km2 (42/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.

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

Arms of Aouste

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

Administration

List of Successive Mayors^[4]

From	To	Name	Party	Position
1995	current	Xavier Coffart	UMP	General Councillor (1998-2004)

Demography

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Aoustiens or Aoustiennes in French.^[5]

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 542 —     1800 551 +0.24% 1806 548 −0.09% 1821 616 +0.78% 1831 684 +1.05% 1836 698 +0.41% 1841 642 −1.66% 1846 624 −0.57% 1851 607 −0.55% 1866 624 +0.18% 1872 607 −0.46% 1876 587 −0.83% 1881 561 −0.90% 1886 590 +1.01% 1891 565 −0.86% 1896 523 −1.53% 1901 516 −0.27%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1906 511 −0.19% 1911 482 −1.16% 1921 404 −1.75% 1926 421 +0.83% 1931 430 +0.42% 1936 400 −1.44% 1946 360 −1.05% 1954 330 −1.08% 1962 332 +0.08% 1968 292 −2.12% 1975 264 −1.43% 1982 268 +0.22% 1990 203 −3.41% 1999 208 +0.27% 2007 203 −0.30% 2012 203 +0.00% 2017 207 +0.39%
Source: EHESS[6] and INSEE[7]

Sites and monuments

The fortified church of Saint-Rémi at Aouste

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The fortified Church of Saint-Rémi (15th century) is registered as an historical monument.^[8]

Aouste Picture Gallery

• 
  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

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Google Maps
4. List of Mayors of France
5. Le nom des habitants du 08 - Ardennes, habitants.fr
6. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Aouste, EHESS (in French).
7. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
8. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00078332 Church of Saint-Rémi (in French)