Ambly-Fleury () is a

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in the Ardennes department in the

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region of northern

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Geography

Ambly-Fleury is located some 10 km east by south-east of

Rethel Rethel () is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France. It is a sub-prefecture and third-most important city and economic center in the department. It is situated on the river Aisne, near the northern border of Champagne and 37 ...

and some 23 km north-west of

Vouziers Vouziers () is a commune of the Ardennes department, northern France. Vouziers is the burial place of the pioneer First World War fighter pilot Roland Garros, after whom the Stade Roland Garros in Paris (the location of the French Open ten ...

. Access to the commune is by road D983 from Seuil in the west passing through the heart of the commune just south of the village and continuing east to Givry. The D45 minor road also comes from near Amagne in the north-west through the village then south to

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. Apart from the village there are also the hamlets of Ambly-Haut and Fleury on the D983 to the east of the village. The commune consists entirely of farmland.Google Maps
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Canal des Ardennes The Canal des Ardennes (, literally ''Ardennes Canal'') is a summit level canal built to the Freycinet gauge between the river valleys of the Aisne and the Meuse. Physical Characteristics The Canal des Ardennes is 87.779 km long and has 44 ...

passes through the heart of the commune parallel to the D983 in the west then continuing north-east out of the commune. The river Aisne also passes through the commune from the west passing to the north of the village then meandering through the commune and forming part of the northern border. The ''Ruisseau de Saulces Champenoises'' flows from the south through the commune to join the Aisne.

Neighbouring communes and villages

Administration

List of Successive Mayors

Population

Culture and heritage

Religious heritage

The Church of Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens contains a number of items which are registered as historical objects: *A Statue: Saint Paul (18th century) *A Statue: Saint Pierre (18th century) *A Group Sculpture: The Nativity (17th century) *A Bas-relief: The Crucifixion (16th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy

Picture Gallery

File:Ambly-Fleury (Ardennes) monument aux morts.JPG, The War Memorial File:Ambly-Fleury-FR-08-église-07.JPG, The church surrounded by the cemetery. File:Ambly-Fleury-FR-08-silos-02.JPG, The cereal factory next to the Canal des Ardennes File:Ambly-Fleury-FR-08-porte-06.JPG, Entrance gate to the farm next to the church File:Ambly-Fleury-FR-08-château d'eau-03.JPG, The Water tower