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Auflance

Auflance
FieldValue
nameAuflance
commune statusCommune
imageAuflance - Vestiges du Château - Photo Francis Neuvens lesardennesvuesdusol.fotoloft.fr (2).JPG
captionRuins of the chateau
image coat of armsBlason Auflance.svg
arrondissementSedan
cantonCarignan
INSEE08029
postal code08370
mayorJean-Marie Turchi
term2020–2026
intercommunalityCC Portes du Luxembourg
coordinates
elevation m193
elevation min m176
elevation max m281
area km26.16
population
population date
population footnotes

|image coat of arms = Blason Auflance.svg

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

Geography

Auflance is located on the frontier of Belgium along its eastern border some 38 km east by south-east of Sedan and 17 km north-west of Montmédy. Access to the commune is by the D17 road from Puilly-et-Charbeaux in the north-west which passes through the centre of the commune and the village and continues to Sapogne-sur-Marche in the south-east. A small country road crosses the Belgian border and goes to Villers-Devant-Orval. The commune is mixed forest and farmland.

The Marche river forms the south-eastern border of the commune as it flows south-west to join the Chiers near Margut. The Paquis river passes through the centre of the commune from north-west to south-east where it joins the Marche on the border of the commune. The Coquerte flows from the north in the west to the commune to join the Paquis.

Neighbouring communes and villages

Heraldry

Blazon:

Or, a bend of Sable charged with 3 Fleurs-de-lis Argent posed in bend côtoyée with 2 bendlets of Sable; in chief Gules.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors

FromToName
20012014Michèle Delgoffe
20142020Sabrina Thiébault
2020currentJean-Marie Turchi

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 86 inhabitants.

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A ''Haferrequisition'' at Auflance in 1871 from ''Die Gartenlaube'' (The Gazebo)

Sites and monuments

The round tower
Tunnel
Remains of the Chateau
  • The Chateau of Auflance (17th century) is registered as a historical monument. In the 17th century the Custine family came to settle in this border commune. They built a castle of which only a few vestiges remain: a round tower, tunnels, and a remarkable Renaissance door decorated with coats of arms and surmounted by a Pietà.
  • In the Church the Funeral Chapel of the Custines has a hallway decorated with coats of arms which were made during the French Revolution
  • The Saints of Auflance Chapel from the 13th century has 13 statues which have been stored out of fear of theft. These statues of the Saints of Auflance are registered as historical objects.

References

References

  1. (2 December 2020). "Répertoire national des élus: les maires".
  2. [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Auflance/@49.6111392,5.2939991,5930m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x47ea8c7070d031ed:0x30045996efd63580?hl=en Google Maps]
  3. fr
  4. {{Cassini-Ehess. 1766. Auflance
  5. [https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-08029#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
  6. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée. PA00078556. PA00078556 Chateau of Auflance {{in lang. fr
  7. Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. PM08000031. PM08000031 13 Statues: Saints of Auflance {{in lang. fr{{Camera
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