Ribeauville

Ribeauville
Ribeauville
Location within Picardy region  Ribeauville
Coordinates: 50°02′37″N 3°35′12″E / 50.0436°N 3.5867°ECoordinates: 50°02′37″N 3°35′12″E / 50.0436°N 3.5867°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Aisne
Arrondissement	Vervins
Canton	Wassigny
Intercommunality	Thiérache d'Aumale
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Maurice Coquart
Area^1	3.58 km^2 (1.38 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	86
• Density	24/km^2 (62/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	02647 / 02110
Elevation	144–162 m (472–531 ft) (avg. 150 m or 490 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.

Ribeauville is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France.

Beekeepers from the area were puzzled when their bees began producing blue honey until it was discovered that a nearby biogas plant processes waste from the manufacturing of M&M's.^[1]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	117	—
1968	126	+7.7%
1975	113	−10.3%
1982	100	−11.5%
1990	86	−14.0%
1999	74	−14.0%
2008	86	+16.2%

See also

• Communes of the Aisne department

References

• INSEE

1. "French beekeepers in Ribeauville abuzz over blue honey". BBC News. 4 October 2012.