Aure, Ardennes


Aure is a commune in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region of north-eastern France.

Geography

Aure is located some 55 km east of Reims and some 20 km south by south-west of Vouziers. The western border of the commune is the border between Ardennes and Marne departments. Access to the commune is by road D6 from Manre in the south-east which passes through the village and continues south-west, changing to the D20 in Marne, to Sommepy-Tahure. The D306 goes north-east from the village to Monthois. The commune is entirely farmland.
The Allin river rises near the village and flows south-east to eventually join the Aisne at Brécy-Brières.

History

Aure is cited in a poem by Louis Aragon Le conscrit des cent villages written as an act of intellectual resistance in a clandestine manner in 1943.

French Decorations

Neighbouring communes and villages

Administration

List of Successive Mayors
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19952020Michel Cartelet

Demography

In 2010 the commune had 49 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.

Notable people linked to the commune