Aussonce | |
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 Aussonce Town Hall | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Aussonce  | |
  Aussonce  Aussonce | |
| Coordinates:49°21′02″N4°19′24″E / 49.3506°N 4.3233°E /49.3506; 4.3233 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Ardennes |
| Arrondissement | Rethel |
| Canton | Château-Porcien |
| Intercommunality | CC Pays Rethélois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Bruno Ponsin[1] |
Area 1 | 19.14 km2 (7.39 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 232 |
| • Density | 12/km2 (31/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 08032 /08310 |
| Elevation | 94–170 m (308–558 ft) (avg. 86 m or 282 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Aussonce (French pronunciation:[osɔ̃s]) is acommune in theArdennesdepartment in theGrand Est region of north-easternFrance.
Aussonce is located some 30 km north-east ofReims and 25 km south ofRethel. The western border of the commune is the departmental border betweenArdennes andMarne. Access to the commune is by the D25 road fromLa Neuville-en-Tourne-à-Fuy in the east which passes through the village then continues west toHeutrégiville, changing to the D33 at the border. The D985 from La Neuville-en-Tourne-à-Fuy toPontfaverger-Moronvilliers passes through the south-east of the commune. The D15 goes north-west from the village toMénil-Lépinois. The commune consists entirely of flat farmland.[3]
TheRuisseau d'Aussonce rises near the village and flows west to join theSuippe at Vaudetre.[3]
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The hermit SaintSindulf of Rheims is said to have lived in Aussonce in the 7th century.[4]
In the Aussonce church bell tower there is the following inscription: "On 3 April 1650 the battle of Aussonce took place between the Germans and locals. It lasted from 9 in the morning until 7 in the evening. The people were beaten and forced to flee. Fire was set in the village and there remained a few houses and four barns".[5]
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List of Successive Mayors[6]
| From | To | Name |
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| 1857 | 1875 | Jules Frérot |
| 1879 | 1885 | Clovis Beauvais |
| 1893 | 1914 | Henri Concet |
| 2001 | Germain Hainguerlot | |
| 2001 | 2008 | Michel Peze |
| 2008 | 2015 | Gilles Preaux |
| 2015 | current | Bruno Ponsin |
The inhabitants of the commune are known asAlsontains orAlsontaines in French.[7]
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