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 ...
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 It superseded three former administra ...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 north-eastern
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...
.
Geography
Auboncourt-Vauzelles is located some 38 km south-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. ...
and 16 km north-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 ...
. The A34 autoroute passes through the north-west of the commune but the nearest exit is Exit 14 some 6 km north of the commune. Access to the commune is by the D 951 road from Novy-Chevrières in the south-west which passes through the north-west of the commune and the hamlet of Vauzelles as it goes north to join the A34 autoroute at Exit 14. The D 14 road comes from Corny-Machéroménil in the north-west which passes through Vauzelles and the centre of the commune before continuing south to
Faux
Faux may refer to: People
*Faux (surname)
Places Places in Belgium
* Faux, a village in the Belgian commune of Court-Saint-Étienne
Places in France
* Faux, Ardennes, French commune of the Ardennes department
* Faux, Dordogne, French commune of t ...
. Access to the village is by small roads that run off the D 14 - the ''Chemin d'Auboncourt'' and the ''Chemin de la Fontaine''. The commune is entirely farmland except for the fringe of the ''Bois d'Auboncourt'' forest in the north-east.Google Maps /ref>
The Ruisseau de Saulces flows through the east of the commune and the village from north to south-east and continues to join the Aisne south of Amagne.
File:Auboncourt-Vauzelles (Ardennes) city limit sign.JPG, Entrance to the village
File:Auboncourt-Vauzelles (Ardennes) Lavoir.JPG, The
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)
File:Auboncourt-Vauzelles (Ardennes) église (2).JPG, The church
File:Auboncourt-Vauzelles (Ardennes) monument aux morts.JPG, The war memorial
Neighbouring communes and villages
Administration
Demography
In 2017 the commune had 100 inhabitants. The population data given in the table and graph below for 1821 and earlier refer to the former commune of Auboncourt. The number for 1793 includes the commune of Monclin.