Beaumé

Beaumé
Commune
Location of Beaumé
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Coordinates: 49°50′20″N4°09′11″E / 49.8389°N 4.1531°E / 49.8389; 4.1531
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Aisne
Arrondissement	Vervins
Canton	Hirson
Intercommunality	Trois Rivières
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Luc Hesters [1]
Area 1	9.18 km2 (3.54 sq mi)
Population  (2021) [2]	86
• Density	9.4/km2 (24/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	02055 /02500
Elevation	168–254 m (551–833 ft) (avg. 212 m or 696 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Beaumé (French pronunciation: [bome] ) is a commune in the department of Aisne in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France.

Geography

Beaumé is located some 70 km east of Saint-Quentin and 50 km west of Charleville-Mézières. It can be accessed by the D37 road from Besmont in the west passing through the commune and the village and continuing east to Aubenton. There are also several other country roads accessing the commune from all directions. Apart from the village there are two other hamlets: La Courte Soupe and Monplaisir. The south of the commune is heavily forested however most of the commune is farmland. ^[3]

The Ruisseau de l'Etang Polliart flows from the southeast of the commune to the north with several tributaries as it continues north out of the commune to join the Ton river at Leuze. ^[3]

Neighbouring communes and villages

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Administration

List of Successive Mayors of Beaumé ^[4]

From	To	Name
2001	2014	Jean-Luc Hesters
2014	2020	Bernard Derumigny
2020	Present	Jean-Luc Hesters

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	145	—
1975	112	−3.62%
1982	123	+1.35%
1990	113	−1.05%
1999	118	+0.48%
2007	100	−2.05%
2012	98	−0.40%
2017	92	−1.26%
Source: INSEE [5]

The War Memorial

Culture and heritage

The Church of Saint Nicolas

Civil heritage

The commune has a number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:

• A Farmhouse at 6 Rue de l'Eglise (1849) ^[6]
• A Farmhouse at La Courte Soupe d'en bas (18th century) ^[7]
• An old Chateau at 4-12 Rue de Leuze (1772) ^[8]
• The Town Hall / School at 2 Place de la Mairie (1843) ^[9]
• The old Grange-aux-Bois Manor at Grange-aux-Bois (1870) ^[10]

Religious heritage

A Wayside Cross

The commune has several religious buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:

• The Bordreaux-Grimpret Family Tomb (1882) ^[11]
• The Tomb of Hippolite Licent (1858) ^[12]
• The Tomb of Infantry Captain Pierre Antoine Menu (1844) ^[13]
• The Parish Church and Cemetery of Saint Nicolas (14th century) ^[14]

The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:

• A Paten (19th century) ^[15]
• A Book: Missale Ecclesiae Laudensis (1773) ^[16]
• A Chalice (19th century) ^[17]
• A Stoup (18th century) ^[18]
• A Stained glass window: Our Lady of Victories (19th century) ^[19]
• The Charlotte Bell (1783) ^[20]
• An Altar Painting: Christ on the Cross (1969) ^[21]
• A Baptismal font (16th century) ^[22]
• The "Queen's Chair" (18th century) ^[23]
• A Statue: Saint Nicolas (16th century) ^[24]
• A set of 4 Church Lamps (19th century) ^[25]
• A Wardrobe converted to a Confessional (19th century) ^[26]
• The Furniture in the Church ^[27]
• The Furniture in the Church (Supplementary list) ^[28]
• A Book: Book of Common Prayer and particular Masses of Saint Benedict (1619) ^[29]
• A set of 5 Pews (17th century) ^[30]
• The Panelling in the semi-recess of the Choir (18th century) ^[31]
• The Retable on the main Altar (18th century) ^[32]
• The Tabernacle on the main Altar (18th century) ^[33]
• The main Altar (18th century) ^[34]
• The whole of the decoration of the Choir (17th century) ^[35]
• A Stool for a Choir child (18th century) ^[36]
• A Bronze Bell (1783) ^[37]

Notable People linked to the commune

Grave of Pierre Antoine Menu (1769-1844)

• Pierre Antoine Menu, Captain of the 84th regiment of infantry of the line, Chevalier of the Legion of Honour, native of Archon. Buried at Beaumé.

See also

• Communes of the Aisne department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Google Maps
4. List of Mayors of France (in French)
5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
6. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA02000525 Farmhouse at 6 Rue de l'Eglise (in French)
7. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA02000526 Farmhouse at La Courte Soupe d'en bas (in French)
8. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA02000524 Old Chateau at 4-12 Rue de Leuze (in French)
9. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA02000611 Town Hall / School at 2 Place de la Mairie (in French)
10. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA02000521 Grange-aux-Bois Manor at Grange-aux-Bois (in French)
11. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA02000914 Bordreaux-Grimpret Family Tomb (in French)
12. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA02000913 Tomb of Hippolite Licent (in French)
13. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA02000912 Tomb of Infantry Captain Pierre Antoine Menu (in French)
14. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA02000510 Parish Church and Cemetery of Saint Nicolas (in French)
15. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02001597 Paten (in French)
16. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02001596 Book: Missale Ecclesiae Laudensis (in French)
17. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02001595 Chalice (in French)
18. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02001594 Stoup (in French)
19. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02001511 Stained glass window: Our Lady of Victories (in French)
20. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02001510 Charlotte Bell (in French)
21. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02001509 Altar Painting: Christ on the Cross (in French)
22. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02001507 Baptismal font (in French)
23. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02001506 Queen's Chair (in French)
24. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02001505 Statue: Saint Nicolas (in French)
25. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02001504 Set of 4 Church Lamps (in French)
26. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02001503 Wardrobe converted to a Confessional (in French)
27. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02001502 Furniture in the Church (in French)
28. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02001512 Furniture in the Church (Supplementary list) (in French)
29. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02001691 Book: Book of Common Prayer and particular Masses of Saint Benedict (in French)
30. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02001690 Set of 5 Pews (in French)
31. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02001689 Panelling in the semi-recess of the Choir (in French)
32. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02001688 Retable on the main Altar (in French)
33. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02001687 Tabernacle on the main Altar (in French)
34. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02001686 Main Altar (in French)
35. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02001685 Decoration of the Choir (in French)
36. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02001684 Stool for a Choir child (in French)
37. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM02000074 Bronze Bell (in French)

External links

• Beaumé on the old National Geographic Institute website (in French)
• Files of the Cultural Heritage Inventory of Beaumé (in French)
• Beaumé on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
• Beaumée on the 1750 Cassini Map