Autreppes

Autreppes
The Town Hall
Autreppes
Location within Picardy region  Autreppes
Coordinates: 49°54′15″N 3°51′24″E / 49.9042°N 3.8567°ECoordinates: 49°54′15″N 3°51′24″E / 49.9042°N 3.8567°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Aisne
Arrondissement	Vervins
Canton	Vervins
Intercommunality	Thiérache du Centre
Government
• Mayor (2008–2020)	Paul Basse
Area^1	6.78 km^2 (2.62 sq mi)
Population (2010)^2	187
• Density	28/km^2 (71/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	02040 / 02580
Elevation	117–201 m (384–659 ft) (avg. 121 m or 397 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Autreppes is a French commune in the department of Aisne in the Picardy region of northern France and in the natural region of Thiérache.

Geography

Autreppes is located some 35 km east by north east of Saint-Quentin and 15 km west of Hirson. It can be accessed by the D31 road running from Saint-Algis in the west through the heart of the commune and the village and continuing east to Etreaupont. There are also many country roads covering the commune and accessing it from all directions. The commune consists entirely of farmland.^[1]

The Oise river traverses the northern part of the commune from east to west. Only one stream flows into it from the north in the commune.^[1]

Neighbouring communes and villages^[1]

History

The area was called Altripia in 876. Autreppes was part of the former royal estate given to the Abbey of Saint-Denis in 915. Then the village of Autreppes became a lordship until the French Revolution. In 1790 the commune was part of the Canton of Marly in the district of Vervins but in 1801 became part of the Canton of Vervins in the Arrondissement of Vervins.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors of Autreppes^[2]

From	To	Name	Party	Position
2001	2003	Jean Sauvage
2003	2008	Jean Basse	DVG
2008	2020	Paul Basse	DVG

(Not all data is known)

Demography

In 2010 the commune had 187 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known through the population censuses conducted in the town since 1793. From the 21st century, a census of municipalities with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants is held every five years, unlike larger towns that have a sample survey every year.^{[Note 1]}

Population Change (See database)

1793	1800	1806	1821	1831	1836	1841	1846	1851
800	678	681	672	715	712	668	656	660

1856	1861	1866	1872	1876	1881	1886	1891	1896
630	627	602	557	535	525	516	443	414

1901	1906	1911	1921	1926	1931	1936	1946	1954
419	411	412	391	412	387	372	330	289

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2008	2010
280	232	216	184	150	142	175	184	187

Sources : Ldh/EHESS/Cassini until 1962, INSEE database from 1968 (population without double counting and municipal population from 2006)

The War memorial

The old Railway Station

Culture and heritage

The Axe Vert

Civil heritage

The commune has a number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:

• A Schoolteacher's House at 10 Rue Bernard-Lefèvre (1823)^[3]
• A Railway Station at Rue du Gîte (1909)^[4]
• A Spinning Mill at 13 Rue Jean-Pierre-Lefèvre (1850)^[5]
• A House at 4 Rue Jean-Pierre-Lefèvre (1804)^[6]
• The Town Hall / School at Place de la Mairie (1879)^[7]
• A Farmhouse at 24 Rue de Vervins (1865)^[8]

Other sites of interest

• The Axe Vert (Green Axis) is a hiking trail built on the old Guise-Hirson railway trackbed which forms part of the GR 122 walking trail.

Religious heritage

The Saint-Hilaire fortified church

The fortified church south transept

The commune has two religious buildings that are registered as historical monuments:

• A former Presbytery (1778)^[9]
• The Parish Church of Saint-Hilaire (1632)^[10][11] The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
  • A Rock Frame (18th century)^[12]
  • A Chasuble, Stole, Maniple, and a Chalice cover (19th century)^[13]
  • An Altar Painting: Assumption (16th century)^[14]
  • A Painting: Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple (17th century)^[15]
  • A Reliquary Cross of Saint Hilaire of Poitiers (1758)^[16]
  • A Cross: Christ on the Cross (18th century)^[17]
  • A Confessional Door (18th century)^[18]
  • A Statue: Virgin and child called Our Lady of Victories (19th century)^[19]
  • A Funeral Cross for François Demarle (1814)^[20]
  • A Tabernacle (17th century)^[21]
  • A set of 2 Consoles (18th century)^[22]
  • A set of 6 Stained glass windows of people (1961)^[23]
  • A Stained glass window: Saint Augustin (Bay 7) (19th century)^[24]
  • A set of 4 Pews (18th century)^[25]

The Church Picture Gallery

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  Reliquary

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  War tomb

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  The Grotto of Lourdes

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  A Processional Banner

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  The Confessional

Other religious sites of interest

• An oratory

Notable people linked to the commune

• Bernard and Jean-Pierre Lefèvre - two young people killed during the war in Algeria. The two main streets of the commune are named after them.

See also

• Communes of the Aisne department

External links

• Autreppes on the old National Geographic Institute website (French)
• Terascia, a website dedicated to Thiérache (French)
• 40000 Bell Towers website (French)
• Autreppes on Lion1906
• Autreppes on Google Maps
• Autreppes on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (French)
• Autreppe on the 1750 Cassini Map
• Autreppes on the INSEE website (French)
• INSEE (French)

Notes and references

Notes

1. At the beginning of the 21st century, the methods of identification have been modified by law No. 2002-276 of 27 February 2002 , the so-called "law of local democracy" and in particular Title V "census operations" which allow, after a transitional period running from 2004 to 2008, the annual publication of the legal population of the different French administrative districts. For municipalities with a population greater than 10,000 inhabitants, a sample survey is conducted annually, the entire territory of these municipalities is taken into account at the end of the period of five years. The first "legal population" after 1999 under this new law came into force on 1 January 2009 and was based on the census of 2006.

References

1. Google Maps
2. List of Mayors of France (French)
3. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA02000421 Schoolteacher's House at 10 Rue Bernard-Lefèvre (French)
4. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA02000419 Schoolteacher's House at Rue du Gîte (French)
5. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA02000426 Spinning Mill at 13 Rue Jean-Pierre-Lefèvre (French)
6. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA02000417 House at 4 Rue Jean-Pierre-Lefèvre (French)
7. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA02000418 Town Hall / School at Place de la Mairie (French)
8. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA02000423 Farmhouse at 24 Rue de Vervins (French)
9. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA02000420 Presbytery (French)
10. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA02000409 Parish Church of Saint-Hilaire (French)
11. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00115514 Parish Church of Saint-Hilaire (French)
12. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02001419 Rock Frame (French)
13. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02001381 Chasuble, Stole, Maniple, and a Chalice cover (French)
14. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02001380 Altar Painting: Assumption (French)
15. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02001372 Painting: Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple (French)
16. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02001371 Reliquary Cross of Saint Hilaire of Poitiers (French)
17. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02001370 Cross: Christ on the Cross (French)
18. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02001369 Confessional Door (French)
19. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02001368 Statue: Virgin and child called Our Lady of Victories (French)
20. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02001367 Funeral Cross for François Demarle (French)
21. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02001366 Tabernacle (French)
22. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02001365 Set of 2 Consoles (French)
23. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02001364 Set of 6 Stained glass windows of people (French)
24. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02001363 Stained glass window: Saint Augustin (Bay 7) (French)
25. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02001362 Set of 4 Pews (French)