Balaives-et-Butz
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| local community | Flize | |
| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Ardennes | |
| Arrondissement | Charleville-Mezieres | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 40 ′ N , 4 ° 44 ′ E | |
| Post Code | 08160 | |
| Former INSEE code | 08042 | |
| Incorporation | 1st January 2019 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
Balaives-et-Butz is a village and a former French commune with 197 (as of January 1, 2017) in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region . It belonged to the arrondissement of Charleville-Mézières and the canton of Nouvion-sur-Meuse . The inhabitants are called Balaiviens .
With effect from January 1, 2019, the former municipalities of Flize , Balaives-et-Butz , Boutancourt and Élan were merged to form the Commune nouvelle Flize of the same name and have the status of a Commune déléguée in the new municipality . The administrative headquarters are in Flize.
geography
Balaives-et-Butz is located about nine kilometers south-southeast of Charleville-Mézières and about 15 kilometers west-southwest of Sedan . Balaives-et-Butz is surrounded by the towns of Boulzicourt in the north and north-west, Saint-Marceau in the north, Étrépigny in the east and north-east, Élan in the south and south-east, Singly in the south and south-west and Villers-sur-le-Mont in the west and Southwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 212 | 178 | 181 | 200 | 216 | 209 | 228 | 214 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
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- Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens church
- Balaives-et-Butz Castle
- 18th century watermill, Monument historique
