Alincourt

Geography

Alincourt is located some 15 km south of Rethel and 25 km north-east of Rheims. It can be accessed on the D925 road from Neuflize in the west passing through the heart of the commune and the village and continuing east to Juniville. The D985 road from Perthes in the north also passes through the north-west of the commune and continues to join the D925 west of Juniville. The commune consists entirely of farmland other than a strip of forest along the banks of the river.

The Retourne river flows through the commune from east to west passing just south of the village and continuing west until it joins the Aisne at Neufchatel-sur-Aisne.

Neighbouring communes and villages

Administration

List of Successive Mayors

Population

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Alincourtois or Alincourtoises in French.

|1968 |85 |1975 |79 |1982 |86 |1990 |91 |1999 |78 |2007 |114 |2012 |146 |2017 |150

Sites and Monuments

• The Church of Saint-Hilaire has the epitaph: "to ... Sir Regnaut Feret living knight and Lord of Alincourt Captain of the Regiment of Maine deceased at Bar-le-Duc buried in the Church of Sainte Macre on 16 July 1697 ... Charged in perpetuity to say a High Mass and a vigil at the hour of his decease ... to buy ornaments for the Alincourt church, the place of burial of his father and ancestors" inscribed on black marble on the right side of the choir. On the left side is ... "Sir Jean Claude de Cugnon, Knight and Lord of Alincourt, Branscourt Sorbon, and Arnicourt was buried in this church on 10 September 1775" ... on black marble.
• The Chateau of Alincourt

Picture Gallery

File:Château d' Alincourt par Félix Martin-Sabon 01.jpg|Chateau of Alincourt File:Château d' Alincourt par Félix Martin-Sabon 02.jpg|Chateau of Alincourt File:Château d' Alincourt par Félix Martin-Sabon 03.jpg|Tower of the Chateau File:Château d' Alincourt par Félix Martin-Sabon 04.jpg File:Château d' Alincourt par Félix Martin-Sabon 05.jpg File:Château d' Alincourt par Félix Martin-Sabon 06.jpg|Chateau entrance File:Château d' Alincourt par Félix Martin-Sabon 07.jpg File:Château d' Alincourt par Félix Martin-Sabon 08.jpg File:Château d' Alincourt par Félix Martin-Sabon 09.jpg|Chateau detail File:Château d' Alincourt par Félix Martin-Sabon 10.jpg|Chateau window File:Château d' Alincourt par Félix Martin-Sabon 11.jpg File:Château d' Alincourt par Félix Martin-Sabon 12.jpg File:Château d' Alincourt par Félix Martin-Sabon 13.jpg File:Château d' Alincourt par Félix Martin-Sabon 14.jpg|Chateau interior File:Château d' Alincourt par Félix Martin-Sabon 15.jpg

Notable people linked to the commune

• Hilaire Flandre (1937-2004), born in Alincourt Mayor of Alincourt, Regional Councillor then Senator for Champagne-Ardenne.

References

References

1. (2 December 2020). "Répertoire national des élus: les maires".
2. [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Alincourt,+France/@49.3988661,4.3491408,5930m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x47e9870c725ce6b5:0xbe1fd2519526d94e?hl=en Google Maps]
3. [http://www.francegenweb.org/mairesgenweb/resultcommune.php?id=8420 List of Mayors of France]
4. [https://www.habitants.fr/ardennes-08 Le nom des habitants du 08 - Ardennes], habitants.fr
5. [https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-08005#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE