Balaives-et-Butz
Balaives-et-Butz | |
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Part of Flize | |
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Location of Balaives-et-Butz  | |
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| Coordinates: 49°40′25″N 4°44′05″E / 49.6736°N 4.7347°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Ardennes |
| Arrondissement | Charleville-Mézières |
| Canton | Nouvion-sur-Meuse |
| Commune | Flize |
Area 1 | 11.05 km2 (4.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2017)[1] | 197 |
| • Density | 18/km2 (46/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 08160 |
| Elevation | 173–326 m (568–1,070 ft) (avg. 210 m or 690 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Balaives-et-Butz is a former commune in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region of northern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the commune Flize.[2]
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Balaiviens or Balaiviennes.[3]
The commune has been awarded two flowers by the National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom in the Competition of cities and villages in Bloom.[4]
Geography
Balaives-et-Butz is located some 10 km south of Charleville-Mézières and 5 km north-east of Poix-Terron. Access to the commune is by the D233 road from Boutancourt in the east which passes through the south-eastern branch of the commune just south of the village then continues south-west to Singly. The village is accessed by the Rue du Routon which branches off the D233. The commune has large areas of forest with comparatively small areas of farmland.[5]
The Ruisseau de Butz rises west of the village and flow east through the village then eastwards to join the Étang d'Alger and the Ruisseau de Boutancourt which eventually joins the Meuse at Flize. The Ruisseau de Bourbeuse rises south of the village and joins the Ruisseau de Butz in the village.
Neighbouring communes and villages
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History
The name Balaives means "beautiful water" from the nearby water sources.
Heraldry
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Blazon: Gules, a Cross of Or cantoned with 4 billets the same, in chief Azure charged with a lion passant guardant of Azure.
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Administration
| From | To | Name | Party | Position |
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| 1952 | 1976 | Jean Baudet | ||
| 1995 | 2001 | Jean-Christophe Oudin | ||
| 2001 | 2019 | Jean Louis Milard |
(Not all data is known)
Demography
In 2012 the commune had 227 inhabitants.
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Sites and monuments
A Fulling Water Mill (currently a Vynex Hardware factory) (18th century)
is registered as an historical monument.[9]
See also
References
- ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2017, INSEE
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 23 November 2018 (in French)
- ^ Inhabitants of Ardennes (in French)
- ^ Balaives-et-Butz in the Competition for Towns and Villages in Bloom Archived December 10, 2014, at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- ^ Google Maps
- ^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
- ^ Données Cassini, EHESS
- ^ Populations légales 2012, INSEE
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA08000320 Fulling Water Mill (in French)
External links
- Balaives-et-Butz on the old National Geographic Institute website (in French)
- Vynex website (in French) (largest employer in the canton)
- Balaives-et-Butz on Lion1906
- Baleyre and But on the 1750 Cassini Map