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Annelles

Coordinates: 49°25′43″N 4°25′12″E / 49.4286°N 4.42°E / 49.4286; 4.42
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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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