Auge () is a commune in the

Ardennes The Ardennes (french: Ardenne ; nl, Ardennen ; german: Ardennen; wa, Årdene ; lb, Ardennen ), also known as the Ardennes Forest or Forest of Ardennes, is a region of extensive forests, rough terrain, rolling hills and ridges primarily in Be ...

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in the Grand Est region of north-eastern France.

Geography

Auge is located some 45 km west by north-west of Charleville-Mézières and 22 km east by south-east of Hirson. The western border of the commune is the border between the departments of

and

Aisne Aisne ( , ; ; pcd, Ainne) is a French department in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France. It is named after the river Aisne. In 2019, it had a population of 531,345.European route E44 ( D 8043) from Hirson which passes through the north of the commune and continues east to

Maubert-Fontaine Maubert-Fontaine () is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions ...

. Access to the village is by either the ''Grande Rue'' or by the ''Ruelle de l'Église'' which both branch south from the E44. Apart from a band of forest on the south-eastern border (The Bois de Moirvaux) and some patches of forest in the south-west the commune is entirely farmland.Google Maps
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Neighbouring communes and villages

Toponymy

The name of the town was written ''Ogiae'' in 1112 in a privilege of Pope Paschal II to the Abbey of Saint-Nicaise in

Reims Reims ( , , ; also spelled Rheims in English) is the most populous city in the French department of Marne, and the 12th most populous city in France. The city lies northeast of Paris on the Vesle river, a tributary of the Aisne. Founded by ...

and as ''Oggeium'' in a bull of Innocent II for the same monastery at Reims.Auguste Longnon, ''Study on the pagi of Gaul'', Honoré Champion, Paris, 1977, Reprint of the Paris edition of 1869.

History

This site has been on an ancient road between Mézières and the North since Classical Antiquity. Gallo-Roman foundations, coins, and pieces of pottery have been found.Blaise Pichon, ''Archaeological Map of Gaul: 02. Aisne'', Volume 2, 2003, p.292

Heraldry

Administration

List of Successive Mayors

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 60 inhabitants.

Sites and monuments

The Tombstone of Jacques de Corderand, his wife, and his son (18th century) in the Church of Saint-Gorgery is registered as an historical object.Ministry of Culture, Palissy

Notable people linked to the commune

*Jean-Michel Devresse, a farmer at Auge, relaunched livestock farming of ''Ardennes Red Turkeys'' (Dindon rouge des Ardennes) in 1985, so that this species would not disappear.

References

External links

Auge on Géoportail
National Geographic Institute (IGN) website
''Auge'' on the 1750 Cassini Map
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