Autruche () 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.
Geography
Autruche is located some 43 km east by south-east of
Rethel and 20 km north-east of
Vouziers. Access to the commune is by the D947 from
Germont in the south-west which passes through the southern corner of the commune and continues east to
Bar-lès-Buzancy. The D12 also comes from
Authe in the north-west and joins the D947 in the commune. Access to the village is by a local road branching from the D947 which goes north to the village. The commune is entirely farmland except for some lakes in the south.
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The Bar
Bar or BAR may refer to:
Food and drink
* Bar (establishment), selling alcoholic beverages
* Candy bar
* Chocolate bar
Science and technology
* Bar (river morphology), a deposit of sediment
* Bar (tropical cyclone), a layer of cloud
* Bar (u ...
river forms the southern border of the commune as it flows west then follows the Canal des Ardennes to eventually join the Meuse at 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 of the commune towards the south-west and continues to join the Bar west of the commune. The ''Ruisseau du Clageot'' rises in the north of the commune and flows south-west down the centre of the commune and also joins the Bar on the southern border.[
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Neighbouring communes and villages
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Heraldry
Administration
List of Successive Mayors
Demography
The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Autruchiens'' or ''Autruchiennes'' in French.
Sites and monuments
The Church of Saint-Nicolas (16th century) is registered as an historical monument. The church contains two items that are registered as historical objects:
*6 Statuettes (17th century)
*A Sculpture: Triumphant Virgin (17th century)[Ministry of Culture, Palissy ]
See also
* Communes of the Ardennes department
References
External links
Autruche on the old IGN website
Autruche on Géoportail
National Geographic Institute (IGN) website
''Autruche'' on the 1750 Cassini Map
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Communes of Ardennes (department)