Aire | |
|---|---|
_Mairie.JPG) The Town Hall | |
 Location of Aire | |
  Aire  Aire | |
| Coordinates:49°28′56″N4°09′44″E / 49.4822°N 4.1622°E /49.4822; 4.1622 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Ardennes |
| Arrondissement | Rethel |
| Canton | Château-Porcien |
| Intercommunality | Pays Rethélois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Olivier Flauzac[1] |
Area 1 | 6.29 km2 (2.43 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 247 |
| • Density | 39.3/km2 (102/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 08004 /08190 |
| Elevation | 61–125 m (200–410 ft) (avg. 70 m or 230 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Aire (French pronunciation:[ɛːʁ]ⓘ) is acommune in theArdennesdepartment in theGrand Est region of northernFrance.
Aire is some 15 km south by south west of Rethel midway on a direct line betweenRethel andGuignicourt. The commune is traversed by Highway D926 running south-west fromBlanzy-la-Salonnaise through the town of Aire and continuing south-west to Asfield. The only other access is by small country roads which criss-cross the commune. The commune is almost entirely farmland except for a small area of forest in the north. TheAisne river forms a small part of the northern border and the northern area of the commune is traversed by theCanal des Ardennes. There are no streams or hamlets in the commune.[3]
Places adjacent to Aire, Ardennes | |
|---|---|
_Canal_des_Ardennes.JPG)
The village suffered from fighting during theWars of Religion between theLeaguers and theCalvinists in the wake of the killings atGomont on the other side of theAisne in May 1590.[4]
It also suffered fires that ravaged much of the village in 1770 and 1780.[4]
On the 1 March 1789 the inhabitants of the town, who were attached to the Bailiwick ofReims, wrote alist of grievances. The town then had 98 "fires". Through the concerns mentioned in this list of grievances some activities were highlighted, including thevineyards, and the cultivation ofhemp that villagers wanted torett in the river unmolested.[5]
 |
List of Successive Mayors of Aire[6]
| From | To | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 2001 | Michel Henry |
| 2001 | 2003 | Claude Gillet |
| 2003 | 2014 | Isabelle Henry |
| 2014 | Current | Olivier Flauzac |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 182 | — |
| 1975 | 180 | −0.16% |
| 1982 | 160 | −1.67% |
| 1990 | 163 | +0.23% |
| 1999 | 205 | +2.58% |
| 2007 | 231 | +1.50% |
| 2012 | 211 | −1.79% |
| 2017 | 220 | +0.84% |
| Source: INSEE[7] | ||
There are three farming operations (EARL) headquartered in Aire, but many households are retired farmers, or farms in operation, but whose main buildings are in the nearby village. So the farmers, the old farmers, and their families occupy a large part though not the majority, of the population of Aire.
The farming activity is also significant.
There is no industrial area in Aire.
The commune of Aire has few services as the town is very small and the complete services are available inAsfeld, 4 kilometres away. There is a garage, a roofer, and a carpentry business in Aire.
Other services come from outside: the baker of the commune comes fromSaint-Germainmont (but lives in Aire) passes through Aire every day.
Outside of farmers and artisans working on site or nearby, employment in Aire is split between the towns ofRethel and ofReims through commuting.
Two cottages offer accommodation next to the pond in Aire.[8]
TheAssociation of Flying Fools of Aire consists of fifteen model aircraft enthusiasts who have a flying field 250 metres by 30 metres.[9]
[10] which is registered as an historical object.[11]_%25C3%2589glise.JPG)
_Monument_aux_morts.JPG)
_Croix_de_chemin.JPG)
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
