Les Ayvelles () is a

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in the

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department in the

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region of northern

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. The inhabitants of the commune are known both as ''Ayvelliens'' or ''Ayvelliennes'' as well as ''Ayvellois'' or ''Ayvelloises''.

Geography

Les Ayvelles is located just 5 km south-east 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 to the commune is by road D764 from Villers-Semeuse in the north which passes through the centre of the commune and the village and continues to

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river forms the eastern border of the commune as it flows north to

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. The ''Ruisseau du Pierge'' rises in the west of the commune and flows east to join the Meuse.

Neighbouring communes and villages

Heraldry

Administration

List of Successive Mayors

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 897 inhabitants. Fort des Ayvelles 02

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

*The Fort and Battery of Ayvelles. The Fort can be visited by appointment.

Religious heritage

The Parish Church of Saint Rémi contains several items that are registered as historical objects: *The Tombstone of Priest Ponce Guérin (1690) *A

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(12th century) *A

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with

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(1750 and 1752)Ministry of Culture, Palissy