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Annelles

Annelles
The Village
The Village
Coat of arms of Annelles
Map
Location of Annelles
Annelles is located in France
Annelles
Annelles
Annelles is located in Grand Est
Annelles
Annelles
Coordinates: 49°25′43″N 4°25′12″E / 49.4286°N 4.42°E / 49.4286; 4.42
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentArdennes
ArrondissementRethel
CantonChâteau-Porcien
IntercommunalityPays Rethélois
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Anne Cuif[1]
Area
1
12.31 km2 (4.75 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
127
  Density10.3/km2 (26.7/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
08014 /08310
Elevation98–168 m (322–551 ft)
(avg. 120 m or 390 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

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Annelles is located some 10 km south-east of Rethel and 4 km north-east of Juniville. It can be accessed by the D25 road from Juniville which passes through the heart of the commune and the village and continues to Saulces-Champenoises in the north-east. Apart from the village the commune is entirely farmland.[3]

Neighbouring communes and villages

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Heraldry

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Arms of Annelles
Arms of Annelles
The official status of the blazon is yet to be determined

Blazon:
Azure, a double-headed eagle of Or debruised by a crozier of Argent, in chief Gules charged with 3 annulets of Or.



Administration

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List of Successive Mayors[4]

FromToNamePartyPosition
17911807Sulpice Tocut
18071816Jean-Rémy Coutin
18161821François Baudet
18211843Jean-Rémy Coutin
18431843Jean-Baptiste Desterbay
18431855Alexandre-Louis LescuyerGeneral Councillor
18561871Maximillien Tocut
18711874Jean-Baptiste Vilain
18741891Jules-Armand Carré
18911898Jean-Baptiste Fricotteau
1898Joseph-Auguste Devaux
19952001Dominique Tassot
20012014Denis Fricotteau
2014CurrentAnne Cuif

Population

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The inhabitants of the commune are known as Annellois or Annelloises in French.[5]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 95    
1975 90−0.77%
1982 89−0.16%
1990 110+2.68%
1999 118+0.78%
2007 130+1.22%
2012 138+1.20%
2017 141+0.43%
2023 127−1.73%
Source: INSEE[6]

Culture and heritage

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Religious heritage

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The Church contains 3 Paintings: The Descent from the Cross, Christ and the Samaritan, and the Apparition of Madeleine (18th century) which are registered as historical objects.[7]

The oldest families

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From the 1600s onwards the most prominent families were: Rogelet, Mahaut, Desterbay, Thierard, Vuibert, Hinguerlot, Guillet, Micart, Carrelot, Bonnevie, Perinet, Detez, Coutin, Fricoteau, Tocut, Giot, Forest, Verdelet, Lacour, Misset, Bechard, Mayot, Fequant, Lambert, Guillemin, Prévoteau, Soibinet, Simon, Melin, and Gobron.

Notable people linked to the commune

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  • Jeanne Alexzandrine Pommery, born at Annelles on 13 April 1819 and died at Chigny-les-Roses (Marne) on 18 March 1890 was the founder of the House of Pommery, makers of Champagne wines.

See also

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References

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  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. 1 2 Google Maps
  4. List of Mayors of France
  5. Le nom des habitants du 08 - Ardennes, habitants.fr
  6. Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
  7. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM08000634 3 Paintings: The Descent from the Cross, Christ and the Samaritan, and the Apparition of Madeleine (in French)
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