Autreppes

Autreppes (French pronunciation: [otʁɛp]) is a commune in the department of Aisne in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France and in the natural region of Thiérache.

Autreppes
Commune
Town hall
Location of Autreppes
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Coordinates: 49°54′15″N 3°51′24″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Aisne
Arrondissement	Vervins
Canton	Vervins
Intercommunality	Thiérache du Centre
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Paul Basse[1]
Area 1	6.78 km2 (2.62 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	176
• Density	26.0/km2 (67.2/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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.

Geography

Autreppes is located some 35 km east by northeast 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.^[3]

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.^[3]

Neighbouring communes and villages

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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^[4]

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

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	232	—
1975	216	−1.02%
1982	184	−2.26%
1990	150	−2.52%
1999	142	−0.61%
2007	180	+3.01%
2012	180	+0.00%
2017	178	−0.22%
Source: INSEE[5]

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)^[6]
• A Railway Station at Rue du Gîte (1909)^[7]
• A Spinning Mill at 13 Rue Jean-Pierre-Lefèvre (1850)^[8]
• A House at 4 Rue Jean-Pierre-Lefèvre (1804)^[9]
• The Town Hall / School at Place de la Mairie (1879)^[10]
• A Farmhouse at 24 Rue de Vervins (1865)^[11]

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)^[12]
• The Parish Church of Saint-Hilaire (1632)^[13][14] The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
  • A Rock Frame (18th century)^[15]
  • A Chasuble, Stole, Maniple, and a Chalice cover (19th century)^[16]
  • An Altar Painting: Assumption (16th century)^[17]
  • A Painting: Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple (17th century)^[18]
  • A Reliquary Cross of Saint Hilaire of Poitiers (1758)^[19]
  • A Cross: Christ on the Cross (18th century)^[20]
  • A Confessional Door (18th century)^[21]
  • A Statue: Virgin and child called Our Lady of Victories (19th century)^[22]
  • A Funeral Cross for François Demarle (1814)^[23]
  • A Tabernacle (17th century)^[24]
  • A set of 2 Consoles (18th century)^[25]
  • A set of 6 Stained glass windows of people (1961)^[26]
  • A Stained glass window: Saint Augustin (Bay 7) (19th century)^[27]
  • A set of 4 Pews (18th century)^[28]

The Church Picture Gallery

• 
  Reliquary
• 
  War tomb
• 
  The Grotto of Lourdes
• 
  A Processional Banner
• 
  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