Annelles

Annelles
The Village
The Village
Coat of arms of Annelles
Location of Annelles
Map
Annelles is located in France
Annelles
Annelles
Annelles is located in Grand Est
Annelles
Annelles
Coordinates: 49°25′43″N 4°25′12″E / 49.4286°N 4.42°E / 49.4286; 4.42
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentArdennes
ArrondissementRethel
CantonChâteau-Porcien
IntercommunalityPays Rethélois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Anne Cuif[1]
Area
1
12.31 km2 (4.75 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
134
 • Density11/km2 (28/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
08014 /08310
Elevation98–168 m (322–551 ft)
(avg. 120 m or 390 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

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Annelles is located some 10 km south-east of Rethel and 4 km north-east of Juniville. It can be accessed by the D25 road from Juniville which passes through the heart of the commune and the village and continues to Saulces-Champenoises in the north-east. Apart from the village the commune is entirely farmland.[3]

Neighbouring communes and villages

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Heraldry

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Arms of Annelles
Arms of Annelles
The official status of the blazon is yet to be determined

Blazon:
Azure, a double-headed eagle of Or debruised by a crozier of Argent, in chief Gules charged with 3 annulets of Or.



Administration

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List of Successive Mayors[4]

From To Name Party Position
1791 1807 Sulpice Tocut
1807 1816 Jean-Rémy Coutin
1816 1821 François Baudet
1821 1843 Jean-Rémy Coutin
1843 1843 Jean-Baptiste Desterbay
1843 1855 Alexandre-Louis Lescuyer General Councillor
1856 1871 Maximillien Tocut
1871 1874 Jean-Baptiste Vilain
1874 1891 Jules-Armand Carré
1891 1898 Jean-Baptiste Fricotteau
1898 Joseph-Auguste Devaux
1995 2001 Dominique Tassot
2001 2014 Denis Fricotteau
2014 Current Anne Cuif

Population

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The inhabitants of the commune are known as Annellois or Annelloises in French.[5]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 95—    
1975 90−0.77%
1982 89−0.16%
1990 110+2.68%
1999 118+0.78%
2007 130+1.22%
2012 138+1.20%
2017 141+0.43%
Source: INSEE[6]

Culture and heritage

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Religious heritage

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The Church contains 3 Paintings: The Descent from the Cross, Christ and the Samaritan, and the Apparition of Madeleine (18th century) which are registered as historical objects.[7]

The oldest families

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From the 1600s onwards the most prominent families were: Rogelet, Mahaut, Desterbay, Thierard, Vuibert, Hinguerlot, Guillet, Micart, Carrelot, Bonnevie, Perinet, Detez, Coutin, Fricoteau, Tocut, Giot, Forest, Verdelet, Lacour, Misset, Bechard, Mayot, Fequant, Lambert, Guillemin, Prévoteau, Soibinet, Simon, Melin, and Gobron.

Notable people linked to the commune

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  • Jeanne Alexzandrine Pommery, born at Annelles on 13 April 1819 and died at Chigny-les-Roses (Marne) on 18 March 1890 was the founder of the House of Pommery, makers of Champagne wines.

See also

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References

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  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 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
  7. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM08000634 3 Paintings: The Descent from the Cross, Christ and the Samaritan, and the Apparition of Madeleine (in French)
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