Beaumé () is a
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
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** Communes of ...
in the
department
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Government and military
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of
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.[Hauts-de-France
Hauts-de-France (; pcd, Heuts-d'Franche; , also ''Upper France'') is the northernmost Regions of France, region of France, created by the territorial reform of French regions in 2014, from a merger of Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Picardy. Its Prefectu ...]
region of northern
France
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.
Geography
Beaumé is located some 70 km east of
Saint-Quentin and 50 km west of
Charleville-Mézières
or ''Carolomacérienne''
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Charleville-Mézières () is a commune of northern France, capital of the Ardennes department, Grand Est.
Charleville-Mézières is located on the banks of the river Meuse. ...
. It can be accessed by the D37 road from
Besmont
Besmont is a commune in the department of Aisne in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Aisne department
The following is a list of the 799 communes in the French department of Aisne.
The commun ...
in the west passing through the commune and the village and continuing east to
Aubenton
Aubenton () is a commune in the department of Aisne in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France.
Geography
Aubenton derives its name from its location near the confluence (in the commune of Hannappes to the east) of the Aube and the Thon.
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. There are also several other country roads accessing the commune from all directions. Apart from the village there are two other hamlets: La Courte Soupe and Monplaisir. The south of the commune is heavily forested however most of the commune is farmland.
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The ''Ruisseau de l'Etang Polliart'' flows from the southeast of the commune to the north with several tributaries as it continues north out of the commune to join the Ton river at Leuze.[
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Neighbouring communes and villages
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Administration
List of Successive Mayors of Beaumé
Population
Culture and heritage
Civil heritage
The commune has a number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:
*A Farmhouse at 6 Rue de l'Eglise (1849)
*A Farmhouse at La Courte Soupe d'en bas (18th century)
*An old Chateau at 4-12 Rue de Leuze (1772)
*The Town Hall / School at 2 Place de la Mairie (1843)
*The old Grange-aux-Bois Manor at Grange-aux-Bois (1870)
Religious heritage
The commune has several religious buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:
*The Bordreaux-Grimpret Family Tomb (1882)
*The Tomb of Hippolite Licent (1858)
*The Tomb of Infantry Captain Pierre Antoine Menu (1844)
*The Parish Church and Cemetery of Saint Nicolas (14th century)
The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
*A Paten
A paten or diskos is a small plate, used during the Mass. It is generally used during the liturgy itself, while the reserved sacrament are stored in the tabernacle in a ciborium.
Western usage
In many Western liturgical denominations, the p ...
(19th century)
*A Book: Missale Ecclesiae Laudensis (1773)
*A Chalice
A chalice (from Latin 'mug', borrowed from Ancient Greek () 'cup') or goblet is a footed cup intended to hold a drink. In religious practice, a chalice is often used for drinking during a ceremony or may carry a certain symbolic meaning.
Re ...
(19th century)
*A Stoup
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(18th century)
*A Stained glass
Stained glass is coloured glass as a material or works created from it. Throughout its thousand-year history, the term has been applied almost exclusively to the windows of churches and other significant religious buildings. Although tradition ...
window: Our Lady of Victories (19th century)
*The Charlotte Bell (1783)
*An Altar Painting: Christ on the Cross (1969)
*A Baptismal font
A baptismal font is an article of church furniture used for baptism.
Aspersion and affusion fonts
The fonts of many Christian denominations are for baptisms using a non-immersive method, such as aspersion (sprinkling) or affusion (pouring). ...
(16th century)
*The "Queen's Chair" (18th century)
*A Statue: Saint Nicolas (16th century)
*A set of 4 Church Lamps (19th century)
*A Wardrobe converted to a Confessional (19th century)
*The Furniture in the Church
*The Furniture in the Church (Supplementary list)
*A Book: Book of Common Prayer and particular Masses of Saint Benedict (1619)
*A set of 5 Pews (17th century)
*The Panelling in the semi-recess of the Choir (18th century)
*The Retable
A retable is a structure or element placed either on or immediately behind and above the altar or communion table of a church. At the minimum it may be a simple shelf for candles behind an altar, but it can also be a large and elaborate structur ...
on the main Altar (18th century)
*The Tabernacle
According to the Hebrew Bible, the tabernacle ( he, מִשְׁכַּן, mīškān, residence, dwelling place), also known as the Tent of the Congregation ( he, link=no, אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד, ’ōhel mō‘ēḏ, also Tent of Meeting, etc.), ...
on the main Altar (18th century)
*The main Altar
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(18th century)
*The whole of the decoration of the Choir (17th century)
*A Stool for a Choir child (18th century)
*A Bronze Bell (1783)[Ministry of Culture, Palissy ]
Notable People linked to the commune
*Pierre Antoine Menu, Captain of the 84th regiment of infantry of the line, Chevalier of the Legion of Honour
The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon, ...
, native of Archon
''Archon'' ( gr, ἄρχων, árchōn, plural: ἄρχοντες, ''árchontes'') is a Greek word that means "ruler", frequently used as the title of a specific public office. It is the masculine present participle of the verb stem αρχ-, mean ...
. Buried at Beaumé.
See also
*Communes of the Aisne department
The following is a list of the 799 Communes of France, communes in the French Departments of France, department of Aisne.
The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2020):
References
External links
Beaumé on the old National Geographic Institute website
Beaumé on Géoportail
National Geographic Institute (IGN) website
''Beaumée'' on the 1750 Cassini Map
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Communes of Aisne