Saint-Loup-en-Champagne

Saint-Loup-en-Champagne (before 2002: Saint-Loup-Champagne) is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France.[3]

Saint-Loup-en-Champagne
The Tour de France peloton passing through Saint-Loup-en-Champagne in 2003
The Tour de France peloton passing through Saint-Loup-en-Champagne in 2003
Location of Saint-Loup-en-Champagne
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Saint-Loup-en-Champagne is located in France
Saint-Loup-en-Champagne
Saint-Loup-en-Champagne
Saint-Loup-en-Champagne is located in Grand Est
Saint-Loup-en-Champagne
Saint-Loup-en-Champagne
Coordinates: 49°27′20″N 4°13′16″E / 49.4556°N 4.2211°E / 49.4556; 4.2211
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentArdennes
ArrondissementRethel
CantonChâteau-Porcien
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Amandine Nocton[1]
Area
1
15.77 km2 (6.09 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
341
 • Density22/km2 (56/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
08386 /08300
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population edit

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962215—    
1968232+7.9%
1975201−13.4%
1982220+9.5%
1990217−1.4%
1999223+2.8%
2008247+10.8%

Church edit

The church tower was rebuilt above the portal, while the old Romanesque tower was in its normal place at the crossing of the transept. It forms a porch on the ground floor, before the nave rebuilt with it.

This church built during the eleventh century, enlarged and embellished four hundred years later, threatening to collapse. It has also been restored twice, through the combined efforts of the municipality and state. The transept and sanctuary were restored in 1879 to 1880. The nave and tower were rebuilt in 1887. The architecture of the tower, like the nave, is inspired by the flamboyant Gothic lines of the apse. The attic is covered with slate.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Commune de Saint-Loup-en-Champagne (08386), INSEE