Saint Loup Terrier

Saint Loup Terrier
region	Grand Est
Department	Ardennes
Arrondissement	Vouziers
Canton	Attigny
Community association	Crêtes Préardennaises
Coordinates	49 ° 35 '  N , 4 ° 37'  E Coordinates: 49 ° 35 '  N , 4 ° 37'  E
height	124-236 m
surface	15.3 km 2
Residents	179 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	12 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	08130
INSEE code	08387
Town hall ( Mairie ) of Saint Loup Terrier

Saint-Loup-Terrier is a French commune with 179 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Champagne-Ardenne ). It belongs to the arrondissement of Vouziers , the canton of Attigny (until 2015: canton of Tourteron ) and the community association Crêtes Préardennaises .

geography

Saint-Loup-Terrier is located on the Saint-Lambert River . Neighboring municipalities are Jonval and Tourteron in the southeast, Guincourt in the south, Écordal in the southwest, the municipalities of Chesnois-Auboncourt in the canton of Signy-l'Abbaye in the west and Wignicourt in the northwest and the municipalities of Mazerny in the canton of Nouvion-sur-Meuse North, Baâlons to the northeast and Bouvellemont to the east.

history

The current municipality was created in 1828 when the municipalities of Saint-Loup-aux-Bois and Terrier merged .

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2013	2016
Residents	218	203	166	156	167	154	160	170	178
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

• Saint-Loup church with frescoes and a 16th century vault (inaccessible to the public), monument historique since 1984

Saint-Loup church

Personalities

• Heinrich de Briquemault (1620–1692), Lieutenant General and Governor of Lippstadt

Web links

Commons : Saint-Loup-Terrier  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Entry no. PA00078501 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)