Authe () is a commune 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 ...

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in the Grand Est region of northern France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Authois'' or ''Authoises''.

Geography

Authe is located some 45 km east by south-east of Rethel and 20 km north-east of Vouziers. Access to the commune is by road D12 from

Brieulles-sur-Bar Brieulles-sur-Bar (, literally ''Brieulles on Bar'') is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France. Population See also *Communes of the Ardennes department *List of medieval bridges in France The list of medieval bridges ...

in the north which passes through the centre of the commune and the village and continues south to join the D947 south of the commune. The commune consists entirely of farmland.Google Maps
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Bar Bar or BAR may refer to: Food and drink * Bar (establishment), selling alcoholic beverages * Candy bar * Chocolate bar Science and technology * Bar (river morphology), a deposit of sediment * Bar (tropical cyclone), a layer of cloud * Bar (u ...

river forms the south-western border of the commune as it flows north-west to follow the Canal des Ardennes to join the Meuse near

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. The ''Ruisseau de Saint-Pierremont'' flows from the north-east of the commune past the village and joins the Bar on the south-western border of the commune.

Neighbouring communes and villages

Heraldry

Administration

List of Successive Mayors

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 90 inhabitants.

Culture and heritage

Religious heritage

The commune has one religious building registered as an historical monument: *The Church of Saint-Martin (14th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée

References

External links

Authe on Géoportail
National Geographic Institute (IGN) website
''Authe'' on the 1750 Cassini Map
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