Arreux () is a

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in the Ardennes department in the

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region of northern

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. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Cabres'' The commune has been awarded one flower by the ''National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom'' in the ''Competition of cities and villages in Bloom''.

Geography

Arreux is located in a hilly area on the edge of The Ardennes some 9 km 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. ...

and 3 km east by south-east of Renwez. Access to the commune is by road D22 from Montcornet in the west passing through the village and continuing east to Nouzonville. The D22 also forms the south-eastern border of the commune. Some two thirds of the commune is heavily forested - especially in the east, with some farmland around the village.Google Maps
/ref> The ''Ruisseau du Fond d'Arreux'' forms the north eastern and north-western border of the commune as it flows around the commune and then away to the south-west. A stream rises south of the village and flows north to join the ''Ruisseau du Fond d'Arreux''.

Toponymy

According to Ernest Nègre the name ''Arreux'' comes from ''aridus'' meaning "arid".

Heraldry

Administration

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Demography

In 2017 the commune had 324 inhabitants.

Sites and monuments

*The Church of Saint Lambert from 1811 *The Chateau of Arreux (private property). The old Chateau of Arreux, shown in the Album of Croy, has not left any traces. *A

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 ...

(public laundry) transformed into a library File:Arreux (Ardennes) église, façade.JPG, The Church of Saint Lambert File:Arreux (Ardennes) église, vue latérale.JPG, Lateral view of the church File:Arreux (Ardennes) chapelle-oratoire.JPG, The oratory of the chapel File:Arreux (Ardennes) médiathèque (ancien lavoir) et salle polyvalente.JPG, The old