Annelles () is a

commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...

in the Ardennes department in the

Grand Est Grand Est (; gsw-FR, Grossa Oschta; Moselle Franconian/ lb, Grouss Osten; Rhine Franconian: ''Groß Oschte''; german: Großer Osten ; en, "Great East") is an administrative region in Northeastern France. It superseded three former administra ...

region of northern

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. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Annellois'' or ''Annelloises''

Geography

Annelles is located some 10 km 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 4 km north-east of

Juniville Juniville () is a commune in the Ardennes department and Grand Est region of north-eastern France. Population Personalities * The poet Paul Verlaine rented a room in Juniville in the 1880s, close to the farm where his pupil Lucien Létinois ...

. It can be accessed by the D25 road from Juniville which passes through the heart of the commune and the village and continues to Saulces-Champenoises in the north-east. Apart from the village the commune is entirely farmland.Google Maps
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Neighbouring communes and villages

Heraldry

Administration

List of Successive Mayors

Population

Culture and heritage

Religious heritage

The Church contains 3 Paintings: The Descent from the Cross, Christ and the Samaritan, and the Apparition of Madeleine (18th century) which are registered as historical objects.Ministry of Culture, Palissy

The oldest families

From the 1600s onwards the most prominent families were: Rogelet, Mahaut, Desterbay, Thierard, Vuibert, Hinguerlot, Guillet, Micart, Carrelot, Bonnevie, Perinet, Detez, Coutin, Fricoteau, Tocut, Giot, Forest, Verdelet, Lacour, Misset, Bechard, Mayot, Fequant, Lambert, Guillemin, Prévoteau, Soibinet, Simon, Melin, and Gobron.

Notable people linked to the commune

*Jeanne Alexzandrine Pommery, born at Annelles on 13 April 1819 and died at

Chigny-les-Roses Chigny-les-Roses () is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France. See also * Cattier *Communes of the Marne department The following is a list of the 613 communes in the French department of Marne. The communes cooperate ...

(

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) on 18 March 1890 was the founder of the House of

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, makers of Champagne wines.