Authe () 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 ...
department
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* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
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in the
Grand Est region of northern
France.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Authois'' or ''Authoises''.
Geography
Authe is located some 45 km east by south-east of
Rethel and 20 km north-east of
Vouziers. Access to the commune is by road D12 from
Brieulles-sur-Bar
Brieulles-sur-Bar (, literally ''Brieulles on Bar'') is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Ardennes department
*List of medieval bridges in France
The list of medieval bridges ...
in the north which passes through the centre of the commune and the village and continues south to join the D947 south of the commune. The commune consists entirely of farmland.
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The Bar
Bar or BAR may refer to:
Food and drink
* Bar (establishment), selling alcoholic beverages
* Candy bar
* Chocolate bar
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* Bar (river morphology), a deposit of sediment
* Bar (tropical cyclone), a layer of cloud
* Bar (u ...
river forms the south-western border of the commune as it flows north-west to follow the Canal des Ardennes to join the Meuse near Vrigne-Meuse
Vrigne-Meuse () is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Ardennes department
The following is a list of the 449 communes of the Ardennes department of France.
The communes coo ...
. The ''Ruisseau de Saint-Pierremont'' flows from the north-east of the commune past the village and joins the Bar on the south-western border of the commune.[
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Neighbouring communes and villages
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Heraldry
Administration
List of Successive Mayors
Demography
In 2017 the commune had 90 inhabitants.
Culture and heritage
Religious heritage
The commune has one religious building registered as an historical monument:
*The Church of Saint-Martin (14th century)[Ministry of Culture, Mérimée ]
See also
* Communes of the Ardennes department
References
External links
Authe on Géoportail
National Geographic Institute (IGN) website
''Authe'' on the 1750 Cassini Map
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Communes of Ardennes (department)