Amagne

Amagne
Commune
Entry to the village
Coat of arms
Location of Amagne
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Coordinates: 49°31′05″N 4°30′06″E / 49.5181°N 4.5017°E / 49.5181; 4.5017
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Ardennes
Arrondissement	Rethel
Canton	Rethel
Intercommunality	Pays Rethélois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Laurent Destrumelle[1]
Area 1	9.32 km2 (3.60 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	760
• Density	82/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	08008 /08300
Elevation	75–100 m (246–328 ft) (avg. 86.72 m or 284.5 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Amagne (French pronunciation: [amaɲ]) is a commune in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region of northern France.

Economic and Cultural Development

The village has developed in particular thanks to its commercial but above all cultural infrastructures. Moreover, it favours sporting plurality and could envisage the creation of a new football pitch. In addition, it has a railway station that runs between Reims and Metz via the Intercités trains.

From an economic point of view, it only has an unemployment rate of 8.5% in 2017.

Geography

Amagne is located some 40 km south-west of

The Aisne river forms the southern boundary of the commune. The Ruisseau de Saulces passes through the village and a number of streams flow into this stream. Apart from the village the commune is entirely farmland. There are no other hamlets in the commune.^[3]

Neighbouring communes and villages

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Administration

Jean-Baptiste Demaret (1793-1884) became mayor of Amagne in 1830 and remained so for 42 years. He was awarded the Legion of Honour.

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (April 2021)

List of Successive Mayors of Amagne^[4]

Population

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Aquamagniens or Aquamagniennes in French.^[5]

Culture and heritage

The Church of Saint Martin (13th century) is classified as an historical monument.^[7] Some of the stained glass windows date from the 13th century and it has interesting furniture from the 17th and 18th centuries. The church contains two items that are registered as historical objects:

• A Bas-relief (17th century)^[8]
• An Altar, 3 Retables, and 2 Bas-reliefs (18th century)^[9]

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  Church of Saint-Martin
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  Side view of the church
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  Angular view of the church
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  Entry to the church
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  Oratory at the church
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  Church Sculpture detail
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  Church Sculpture detail
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  Church Sculpture detail
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  Church Sculpture detail
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  Church Sculpture detail

Sights in the Commune

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  The Lavoir
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  The Town Hall
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  The War Memorial
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  Roadside Crosses
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  Roadside Cross

See also

• Communes of the Ardennes department

References

External links

• Amagne on the old National Geographic Institute website (in French)
• Amagne on Géoportail,
  National Geographic Institute
  (IGN) website (in French)
• Amagne on the 1750 Cassini Map

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