Apremont, Ardennes

Apremont is a commune in the department of Ardennes in the Grand Est region of northern France.

Apremont
Commune
The town hall in Apremont
Coat of arms
Location of Apremont
Apremont
Apremont
Coordinates: 49°16′11″N 4°59′10″E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentArdennes
ArrondissementVouziers
CantonAttigny
IntercommunalityArgonne Ardennaise
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Bernard Deguy
Area
1
12.86 km2 (4.97 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
117
 • Density9.1/km2 (24/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
08017 /08250
Elevation137–247 m (449–810 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Apremont is located some 40 km north-west of Verdun, 6 km north-west of Varennes-en-Argonne, and 5 km south-east of Fléville. The south-western border of the commune is the border between the departments of Ardennes and Marne while the south-eastern border is the border between Ardennes and Meuse departments. Access to the commune is by the D946 road from Fléville in the north-west passing through the eastern part of the commune and continuing to Varennes-en-Argonne. Access to the village is by the D242 running off the D946. There are also the D42 road from Chatel-Chéhéry to the north to the village and the D442 from the village west to the commune border where it becomes the D66 and continues to join the D63. More than half of the commune is heavily forested in the west while the smaller eastern portion is farmland.[2]

The Aire river flows through the commune from west to east near the village and forms part of the northern border of the commune. The Ruisseau de Chaudron flows from the north-east into the Aire.[2]

Neighbouring communes and villages

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History

On April 18, 1918 French and American troops fought German forces near the town. Many participants were from Massachusetts and there is a park in Westfield, Massachusetts to honor those who fought in the battle.[3][4] In October 1918 this town was the site of a battle between the U.S. Army's 28th (Pennsylvania) Division and German forces.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors[5]

FromToNamePartyPosition
20012008Christophe Rogie
20082020Suzanne Raulin

(Not all data is known)

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 117 inhabitants.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 467—    
1800 550+2.36%
1806 528−0.68%
1821 547+0.24%
1831 550+0.05%
1836 579+1.03%
1841 644+2.15%
1846 672+0.85%
1851 650−0.66%
1866 698+0.48%
1872 682−0.39%
1876 729+1.68%
1881 683−1.30%
1886 660−0.68%
1891 662+0.06%
1896 677+0.45%
1901 629−1.46%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1906 624−0.16%
1911 648+0.76%
1921 183−11.88%
1926 318+11.69%
1931 275−2.86%
1936 306+2.16%
1946 234−2.65%
1954 224−0.54%
1962 221−0.17%
1968 207−1.08%
1975 165−3.19%
1982 140−2.32%
1990 109−3.08%
1999 118+0.89%
2007 129+1.12%
2012 129+0.00%
2017 117−1.93%
Source: EHESS[6] and INSEE[7]

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Google Maps
  3. https://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=RBDN19180419.2.4
  4. http://www.cityofwestfield.org/DocumentCenter/View/236
  5. List of Mayors of France
  6. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Apremont, EHESS. (in French)
  7. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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