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 It superseded three former administr ...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 ...
. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the commune
Flize
Flize () is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France. On 1 January 2019, the former communes of Balaives-et-Butz, Boutancourt and Élan were merged into Flize.Competition of cities and villages in Bloom''.
Geography
Balaives-et-Butz is located an est. 10 km south 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.
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, and 5 km north-east of Poix-Terron. Access to the commune is by the D233 road from Boutancourt in the east, which passes through the south-eastern branch of the commune just south of the village then continues south-west to Singly. The village is accessed by the ''Rue du Routon'' which branches off the D233. The commune has large areas of forest with comparatively small areas of farmland.Google Maps /ref>
The ''Ruisseau de Butz'' rises west of the village and flow east through the village then eastwards to join the ''Étang d'Alger'' and the ''Ruisseau de Boutancourt'' which eventually joins the
Meuse
The Meuse ( , , , ; wa, Moûze ) or Maas ( , ; li, Maos or ) is a major European river, rising in France and flowing through Belgium and the Netherlands before draining into the North Sea from the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta. It has a ...
at
Flize
Flize () is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France. On 1 January 2019, the former communes of Balaives-et-Butz, Boutancourt and Élan were merged into Flize.
Mayors
In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well as ...
Demography
In 2012 the commune had 227 inhabitants.
Sites and monuments
A
Fulling
Fulling, also known as felting, tucking or walking ( Scots: ''waukin'', hence often spelled waulking in Scottish English), is a step in woollen clothmaking which involves the cleansing of woven or knitted cloth (particularly wool) to eli ...
Water Mill (currently a Vynex Hardware factory) (18th century) is registered as an historical monument.Ministry of Culture, Mérimée