Artonges
(avg. 165 m or 541 ft)
Artonges (French pronunciation: [aʁtɔ̃ʒ]) is a former commune in the department of Aisne in northern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Dhuys-et-Morin-en-Brie.[2]
Geography
Artonge is a commune in the south of the department of Aisne in the old Brie Champagne region, located on a high plateau not far from the sources of the Dhuys and the edge of the forest of "Rouges Fossés" (Red Ditches).
It is located some 20 km south-east of Château-Thierry and 35 km south-west of Épernay. It can be accessed by the D20 road from Pargny-la-Dhuys in the north coming south through the village and continuing south-west to Marchais-en-Brie. The D201 branches south off the D20 changing to the D40 at the border of the commune and continuing south to Montmirail. There is also the D866 coming from Nesles-la-Montagne in the north-west terminating in the village. There is also a railway line coming from the north with Artongeole Station just north of the village. The railway continues south-west through Montmirail. The commune is mixed farmland and forest.[3]
The Ru des Rieux flows through the village from its source to the west and flows south-west into the Ravine de la Dhuys.[3]
Neighbouring communes and villages
History
The name Hertungiae was mentioned in 1137.
Administration
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (April 2021) |
List of Mayors of Artonges[4]
From | To | Name |
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2001 | 2008 | François Girard |
2008 | 2016 | Gislaine Dadou |
Demography
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Artongeois or Artongeoises in French.[5]
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Source: EHESS[6] and INSEE[7][1] |
Sites and Monuments
- The Choir and the Transept of the Church of Saint Peter (15th century) are registered as an historical monument.[8] The earliest parts date back to the 15th century but it has been rebuilt over the centuries. This church has no proper tower but rather a bell housed in a Dormer of the north side of the roof over the nave. The church has been the subject of a complete restoration and was returned to the Church during a Mass celebrated by Friar Gandon, the parish priest of Our Lady of the Three Valleys on which it depends, and Bishop Giraud, Bishop of Soissons in 2009. The Churtch contains a Stained glass window: Christ on the Cross (16th century) which is registered as an historical object.[9]
- The Fountain is powered by a reliable source of water which was once thought to cure sore throats and fevers.
- The Lavoir (Public laundry) is decorated on the theme of a fable by Jean de La Fontaine: "The fox, the flies, and the hedgehog".
- The Chateau is a former lordship which was vassal to Montmirail and is privately owned.
See also
External links
- Artonges on the old National Geographic Institute website (in French)
- Artonges on the Canton of Condé-en-Brie official website (in French)
- Bell Towers website (in French)
- Artonges on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
- Artonges on the 1750 Cassini Map
References
- ^ a b "Populations légales 2021" [Legal populations 2021] (PDF) (in French). INSEE. December 2023.
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 10 September 2015 (in French)
- ^ a b c Google Maps
- ^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
- ^ Le nom des habitants du 02 - Aisne, habitants.fr
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Artonges, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Populations légales 2012, INSEE
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00115508 Church of Saint Peter (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM02000042 Stained glass window: Christ on the Cross (in French)