Aouste

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Aouste
Commune
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The D36 road from La Férée (to the south) passes through Aouste to Prez in the east.
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Coat of arms
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Location of Aouste
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Aouste
Coordinates: 49°47′54″N4°18′59″E / 49.7983°N 4.3164°E / 49.7983; 4.3164
Country France
Region Grand Est
Department Ardennes
Arrondissement Charleville-Mézières
Canton Signy-l'Abbaye
Intercommunality Ardennes Thiérache
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Xavier Coffart [1]
Area
1
12.83 km2 (4.95 sq mi)
Population
 (2023) [2]
196
 • Density15.3/km2 (39.6/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
08016 /08290
Elevation187–289 m (614–948 ft)
(avg. 205 m or 673 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Aouste (French pronunciation: [aust] ) is a commune in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region of northern France.

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Geography

Aouste is located some 35 km south-east of Hirson and 40 km west by north-west of Charleville-Mézières. Access is by the D36 road from La Férée in the south passing through the village then continuing east to Prez. The D27 road also comes from Rumigny in the west passing through the commune south of the village and continuing to Marlemont in the south-east. A railway from Hirson to Charleville-Mezieres passes through the commune with a station at Liart just outside the commune to the south-east. Apart from the village the commune is mostly farmland with a few patches of forest.

The Aube river passes through the commune from the east and flows through the village before continuing west to join the Ton at Hannappes. The Ruisseau de Laval d'Estrebay flows from the north forming part of the northern border to join the Aube on the western border. There is also the Ruisseau du Moulin Veron which flows from the south joining the Aube near the village. The Ruisseau de Gandlu flows from the south-east joining the Aube in the village. [3]

Neighbouring communes and villages

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Heraldry

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Arms of Aouste
Blazon:

Argent, a lion of Sable, in chief a bar embattled-counter-embattled of Gules, the whole bordure in Vert.



Administration

List of Successive Mayors [4]

FromToNamePartyPosition
1995currentXavier Coffart UMP General Councillor (1998-2004)

Demography

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Aoustiens or Aoustiennes in French. [5]

Sites and monuments

The fortified church of Saint-Remi at Aouste Eglise fortifiee Aouste France.jpg
The fortified church of Saint-Rémi at Aouste

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The fortified Church of Saint-Rémi (15th century) is registered as an historical monument. Logo monument historique - rouge sans texte.svg [8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. 1 2 Google Maps
  4. ↑ List of Mayors of France
  5. ↑ Le nom des habitants du 08 - Ardennes, habitants.fr
  6. ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Aouste, EHESS (in French).
  7. ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  8. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00078332 Church of Saint-Rémi (in French)
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