Saint-Thomas-en-Argonne

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Saint-Thomas-en-Argonne
Saint-Thomas-en-Argonne (France)
Saint-Thomas-en-Argonne
region Grand Est
Department Marne
Arrondissement Châlons-en-Champagne
Canton Argonne Suippe et Vesle
Community association L'Argonne Champenoise
Coordinates 49 ° 11 ′  N , 4 ° 52 ′  E Coordinates: 49 ° 11 ′  N , 4 ° 52 ′  E
height 123-185 m
surface 4.43 km 2
Residents 40 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 9 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 51800
INSEE code 51519

Saint-Thomas-en-Argonne is a French commune with 40 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Marne department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Champagne-Ardenne ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Châlons-en-Champagne and to the community association L'Argonne Champenoise, founded in 2014 .

geography

The municipality of Saint-Thomas-en-Argonne is located about 43 kilometers west of Verdun on the right bank of the Aisne River . The Aisne not only forms the western boundary of Saint-Thomas-en-Argonne, but also separates the Argonne landscape in the east from the Champagne sèche , the "dry Champagne" in the west. The area of ​​the 4.43 km² community extends from the banks of the Aisne at 125 m above sea level to the northeast to the wooded foothills of the Argonne. In the extreme northeast, the highest point in the municipality is reached at 185 m above sea level. A military cemetery was set up here. In the north, the municipality has a share in the nature reserve of the large forest Forêt Domaniale de Servon-Melzicourt . In the south of the municipality the Biesme river flows into the Aisne. The village of Saint-Thomas is located on a plateau near the steep edge that drops the terrain by 25 meters to the Aisne Valley. Saint-Thomas-en-Argonne is surrounded by the neighboring communities Servon-Melzicourt in the west and north, Vienne-le-Château in the east and south and Vienne-la-Ville in the south-west.

history

Trench near Saint-Rhomas in 1917

The Saint-Thomas Priory, founded in 1096, was dependent on the Saint-Remi Abbey in Reims ; the privileges of the priory were granted by Pope Lucius III in 1182 . approved. Monastery life ended around 1530 and in the 18th century the priory was the church of the pastor of the neighboring parish of Vienne-le-Château; The monastery buildings were destroyed around 1633 and the last inventory was sold in 1792. The current parish church belongs to the deanery of Cernay-en-Dormois in the diocese of Reims .

During the French Revolution , the community was named Bel-Air-sur-Aisne and Mont-Aisne . It was not until 1921 that Saint-Thomas got the suffix -en-Argonne .

The village was completely destroyed in the First World War. The reconstruction of Saint-Thomas took place in the 1920s; the town hall and school building was built in 1923 with the help of the nearby city of Courbevoie .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2007 2016
Residents 83 84 78 59 53 51 43 38
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Thomas Church, built in 1823, destroyed in World War I, restored in 1925 (only one staircase of the old church has been preserved)
  • National necropolis (military cemetery)
  • Chapel of Poilus
  • Calvaire

Economy and Infrastructure

In Saint-Thomas-en-Argonne there is an agricultural company (growing cereals) and a forestry company.

Saint-Thomas-en-Argonne is connected to the neighboring municipalities by back roads. In the small town of Sainte-Menehould , twelve kilometers to the south, there is a connection to the A 4 autoroute from Paris to Strasbourg .

supporting documents

  1. ↑ History abstract on culture.gov.fr (French)
  2. ↑ Place names on cassini.ehess.fr
  3. ↑ Reconstruction on culture.gov.fr (French)
  4. ↑ Saint-Thomas-en-Argonne on cassini.ehess.fr
  5. ↑ Saint-Thomas-en-Argonne on insee.fr
  6. ↑ Military cemetery
  7. ↑ Farm on annuaire-mairie.fr (French)
  8. ↑ Forestry enterprise on annuaire-mairie.fr (French)

Web links

Commons : Saint-Thomas-en-Argonne  - Collection of images