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

Arnicourt
Entrance to the village
Entrance to the village
Location of Arnicourt
Map
Arnicourt is located in France
Arnicourt
Arnicourt
Arnicourt is located in Grand Est
Arnicourt
Arnicourt
Coordinates: 49°33′20″N 4°21′00″E / 49.5556°N 4.35°E / 49.5556; 4.35
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentArdennes
ArrondissementRethel
CantonRethel
IntercommunalityCC Pays Rethélois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Thomas Samyn[1]
Area
1
8.33 km2 (3.22 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
152
 • Density18/km2 (47/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
08021 /08300
Elevation72–147 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

edit

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

edit

[3]

Administration

edit
 
War Memorial
 
Rue Arnicourt

List of Successive Mayors[4]

From To Name
2001 2020 Alain Samyn
2020 current Thomas Samyn

Demography

edit

In 2017 the commune had 157 inhabitants.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 365—    
1800 357−0.32%
1806 384+1.22%
1821 390+0.10%
1831 399+0.23%
1836 419+0.98%
1841 423+0.19%
1846 418−0.24%
1851 422+0.19%
1866 418−0.06%
1872 400−0.73%
1876 354−3.01%
1881 354+0.00%
1886 335−1.10%
1891 315−1.22%
1896 285−1.98%
1901 279−0.42%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1906 256−1.71%
1911 209−3.98%
1921 159−2.70%
1926 165+0.74%
1931 166+0.12%
1936 156−1.23%
1946 99−4.45%
1954 138+4.24%
1962 119−1.83%
1968 111−1.15%
1975 101−1.34%
1982 107+0.83%
1990 130+2.46%
1999 139+0.75%
2007 154+1.29%
2012 166+1.51%
2017 157−1.11%
Source: EHESS[5] and INSEE[6]

Sites and monuments

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

Notable people linked to the commune

edit

See also

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 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 Arnicourt, EHESS (in French).
  6. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  7. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA08000006 Church (in French)
edit