Arreux


Arreux is a commune in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region of northern France.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Cabres
The commune has been awarded one flower by the National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom in the Competition of cities and villages in Bloom.

Geography

Arreux is located in a hilly area on the edge of The Ardennes some 9 km north-west of Charleville-Mézières and 3 km east by south-east of Renwez. Access to the commune is by road D22 from Montcornet in the west passing through the village and continuing east to Nouzonville. The D22 also forms the south-eastern border of the commune. Some two thirds of the commune is heavily forested - especially in the east, with some farmland around the village.
The Ruisseau du Fond d'Arreux forms the north eastern and north-western border of the commune as it flows around the commune and then away to the south-west. A stream rises south of the village and flows north to join the Ruisseau du Fond d'Arreux.

Neighbouring communes and villages

Toponymy

According to Ernest Nègre the name Arreux comes from aridus meaning "arid".

Heraldry

Administration

List of Successive Mayors
FromToNamePartyPosition
19651972Louis Savary de Beauregard
19721983Robert Remacly
19832001Yves Doe
20012020Robert Colson

Demography

In 2010 the commune had 364 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known from the population censuses conducted in the commune since 1793. From the 21st century, a census of communes with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants is held every five years, unlike larger towns that have a sample survey every year.

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