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
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 ...
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 It superseded three former administr ...
region of northern
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
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The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Aoustiens'' or ''Aoustiennes''
Geography
Aouste is located some 35 km south-east of
Hirson
Hirson ( pcd, Urchon) is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography Location
Hirson is adjacent to Belgium. It is located in the northeastern department of Aisne, near the departments of Nord and ...
and 40 km west by north-west of
Charleville-Mézières
or ''Carolomacérienne''
, image flag=Flag of Charleville Mezieres.svg
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.
...
. Access is by the D36 road from
La Férée
La Férée () 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 coope ...
in the south passing through the village then continuing east to Prez. The D27 road also comes from Rumigny in the west passing through the commune south of the village and continuing to Marlemont in the south-east. A railway from Hirson to Charleville-Mezieres passes through the commune with a station at Liart just outside the commune to the south-east. Apart from the village the commune is mostly farmland with a few patches of forest.
The ''Aube'' river passes through the commune from the east and flows through the village before continuing west to join the ''Ton'' at Hannappes. The ''Ruisseau de Laval d'Estrebay'' flows from the north forming part of the northern border to join the ''Aube'' on the western border. There is also the ''Ruisseau du Moulin Veron'' which flows from the south joining the Aube near the village. The ''Ruisseau de Gandlu'' flows from the south-east joining the ''Aube'' in the village.Google Maps /ref>
Neighbouring communes and villages
Heraldry
Administration
List of Successive Mayors
Demography
In 2017 the commune had 207 inhabitants.
Sites and monuments
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The fortified Church of Saint-Rémi (15th century) is registered as an historical monument.Ministry of Culture, Mérimée
Aouste Picture Gallery
File:Aouste (Ardennes) lavoir.JPG, Aouste
Lavoir
A lavoir (wash-house) is a public place set aside for the washing of clothes. Communal washing places were common in Europe until industrial washing was introduced, and this process in turn was replaced by domestic washing machines and by laun ...
File:Aouste (Ardennes) mairie.JPG, Aouste Town Hall
File:Aouste (Ardennes) Monument aux morts.JPG, The War Memorial
File:Aouste (Ardennes) chapelle Ste Philomène.JPG, Chapel of Saint Philomene
File:Aouste (Ardennes) city limit sign.JPG, Entrance to the village
File:Aouste (Ardennes) Paysage avec croix de chemin.JPG, Wayside Cross at Aouste