Alincourt

Alincourt
Commune
The Town Hall
The Town Hall
Location of Alincourt
Map
Alincourt is located in France
Alincourt
Alincourt
Alincourt is located in Grand Est
Alincourt
Alincourt
Coordinates: 49°24′16″N 4°20′45″E / 49.4044°N 4.3458°E / 49.4044; 4.3458
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentArdennes
ArrondissementRethel
CantonChâteau-Porcien
IntercommunalityPays Rethélois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Nicolas Etique[1]
Area
1
8.62 km2 (3.33 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
160
 • Density19/km2 (48/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
08005 /08310
Elevation83–141 m (272–463 ft)
(avg. 102 m or 335 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

Alincourt is located some 15 km south of Rethel and 25 km north-east of Rheims. It can be accessed on the D925 road from Neuflize in the west passing through the heart of the commune and the village and continuing east to Juniville. The D985 road from Perthes in the north also passes through the north-west of the commune and continues to join the D925 west of Juniville. The commune consists entirely of farmland other than a strip of forest along the banks of the river.[3]

The Retourne river flows through the commune from east to west passing just south of the village and continuing west until it joins the Aisne at Neufchatel-sur-Aisne.[3]

Neighbouring communes and villages

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Administration

List of Successive Mayors[4]

From To Name
1833 1837 Paul Damien Hainguerlot
1837 1841 Jean Paul Hainguerlot
1841 1842 Noêl Flandre
1983 2001 Hilaire Flandre
2001 2008 Claude Olette
2008 2020 Joël de Carlini
2020 Present Nicolas Etique

Population

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Alincourtois or Alincourtoises in French.[5]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 85—    
1975 79−1.04%
1982 86+1.22%
1990 91+0.71%
1999 78−1.70%
2007 114+4.86%
2012 146+5.07%
2017 150+0.54%
Source: INSEE[6]

Sites and Monuments

Saint Hilaire church
  • The Church of Saint-Hilaire has the epitaph: "to ... Sir Regnaut Feret living knight and Lord of Alincourt Captain of the Regiment of Maine deceased at Bar-le-Duc buried in the Church of Sainte Macre on 16 July 1697 ... Charged in perpetuity to say a High Mass and a vigil at the hour of his decease ... to buy ornaments for the Alincourt church, the place of burial of his father and ancestors" inscribed on black marble on the right side of the choir. On the left side is ... "Sir Jean Claude de Cugnon, Knight and Lord of Alincourt, Branscourt Sorbon, and Arnicourt was buried in this church on 10 September 1775" ... on black marble.
  • The Chateau of Alincourt
  • Chateau of Alincourt
    Chateau of Alincourt
  • Chateau of Alincourt
    Chateau of Alincourt
  • Tower of the Chateau
    Tower of the Chateau
  • Chateau entrance
    Chateau entrance
  • Chateau detail
    Chateau detail
  • Chateau window
    Chateau window
  • Chateau interior
    Chateau interior

Notable people linked to the commune

  • Hilaire Flandre (1937-2004), born in Alincourt Mayor of Alincourt, Regional Councillor then Senator for Champagne-Ardenne.

See also

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. ^ a b c Google Maps
  4. ^ List of Mayors of France
  5. ^ Le nom des habitants du 08 - Ardennes, habitants.fr
  6. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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