Annelles
Annelles | |
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 The Village | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Annelles | |
  Annelles Location within France  Annelles Location within Grand Est | |
| Coordinates: 49°25′43″N 4°25′12″E / 49.4286°N 4.42°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Ardennes |
| Arrondissement | Rethel |
| Canton | Château-Porcien |
| Intercommunality | Pays Rethélois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Anne Cuif |
Area 1 | 12.31 km2 (4.75 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 120 m (390 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 168 m (551 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 98 m (322 ft) |
| Population (2023) | 127 |
| • Density | 10.3/km2 (26.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 08014 /08310 |
| 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
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.
Neighbouring communes and villages
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Heraldry
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The official status of the blazon is yet to be determined
Blazon:
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Administration
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List of Successive Mayors
| From | To | Name | Party | Position |
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| 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
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Annellois or Annelloises in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% 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% |
| 2023 | 127 | −1.73% |
| Source: INSEE | ||
Culture and heritage
Religious heritage
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.
The oldest families
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
- 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
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- 1 2 Google Maps
- ↑ List of Mayors of France
- ↑ Le nom des habitants du 08 - Ardennes, habitants.fr
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM08000634 3 Paintings: The Descent from the Cross, Christ and the Samaritan, and the Apparition of Madeleine (in French)
External links
- Annelles on the old National Geographic Institute website (in French)
- Annelles on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
- Annelle on the 1750 Cassini Map
