Auflance is a commune in the

Ardennes The Ardennes ( ; ; ; ; ), also known as the Ardennes Forest or Forest of Ardennes, is a region of extensive forests, rough terrain, rolling hills and ridges primarily in Belgium and Luxembourg, extending into Germany and France. Geological ...

department and

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of north-eastern

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Geography

Auflance is located on the frontier of

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along its eastern border some 38 km east by south-east of Sedan and 17 km north-west of

Montmédy Montmédy (, ) is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Citadel of Montmédy In 1221 the first castle of Montmédy was built on top of a hill by the Count of Chiny. Montmédy soon became the capital of his ...

. Access to the commune is by the D17 road from Puilly-et-Charbeaux in the north-west which passes through the centre of the commune and the village and continues to

Sapogne-sur-Marche Sapogne-sur-Marche is a commune in the Ardennes department and Grand Est region of north-eastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Ardennes department The following is a list of the 447 communes of the Ardennes department of ...

in the south-east. A small country road crosses the Belgian border and goes to Villers-Devant-Orval. The commune is mixed forest and farmland.Google Maps
/ref> The ''Marche'' river forms the south-eastern border of the commune as it flows south-west to join the

Chiers The Chiers (; , ) is a river in Luxembourg, Belgium and France. It is a right tributary of the Meuse. The total length of the Chiers is approximately , of which in France. The source of the Chiers is near Differdange, in Luxembourg. The Chiers ...

near

Margut Margut () is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France. Geography Access Margut is a small village of 860 inhabitants located in the canton of Carignan, in the eastern part of the department of Ardennes. Administratively attac ...

. The ''Paquis'' river passes through the centre of the commune from north-west to south-east where it joins the ''Marche'' on the border of the commune. The ''Coquerte'' flows from the north in the west to the commune to join the ''Paquis''.

Neighbouring communes and villages

Heraldry

Administration

List of Successive Mayors

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 86 inhabitants.

Sites and monuments

*The Chateau of Auflance (17th century) is registered as a historical monument. In the 17th century the Custine family came to settle in this border commune. They built a castle of which only a few vestiges remain: a round tower, tunnels, and a remarkable Renaissance door decorated with coats of arms and surmounted by a

Pietà The Pietà (; meaning "pity", "compassion") is a subject in Christian art depicting the Mary (mother of Jesus), Blessed Virgin Mary cradling the mortal body of Jesus Christ after his Descent from the Cross. It is most often found in sculpture. ...

. *In the Church the Funeral Chapel of the Custines has a hallway decorated with coats of arms which were made during the French Revolution *The Saints of Auflance Chapel from the 13th century has 13 statues which have been stored out of fear of theft. These statues of the Saints of Auflance are registered as historical objects.Ministry of Culture, Palissy

References

External links

Auflance on the old IGN website

Auflance on Géoportail
National Geographic Institute (IGN) website
''Aufflance'' on the 1750 Cassini Map
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