Saint-Menges

Saint-Menges is a common French, located in the department of the the Ardennes and the area Champagne-Ardenne.

Geography

Located at the North-East of the department, the commune is crossed by the RD5 as well as the RD6 and the RD29. The territory covers a surface of 1221 hectares. The amplitude between the point highest (416m) at the Belgian border and the point low (150m), valley of the Meuse, is of 266 measure. Beyond 325m, the territory is covered by the forest. Saint-Menges is on a projecting ledge between 175 and 215m The commune has a geological site located near the Mill (he is regularly visited by the students of the university of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne)

History

Its name comes from Saint Memmie, bishop of Châlons at the first century of the church. Saint-Memmius, Saint-Menges or Saint-Memmie, are Romain of birth. Sent as a Gaulle he preaches the Gospel has Châlons-in-Champagne Saint-Menges forms part, into 526, of the donation made by Saint-Remi with Clodoald. In 1259, Saint-Menges is quoted with the legal settlement of Francheval to the number of the undivided villages between the archbishop of Rheims and the bishop of Liege. In 1573 a sovereign court is installed Saint-Menges. The sovereign princes of Arch and Sedan intended themselves to share the seigneuriaux rights. The microphone-State of Saint-Menges adopts a seal and a currency “concordia ducum” Saint-Menges, placed in a corridor of invasion, with the outlet of the immense forest of Ardenne and especially located at the doors of the sovereign principality of Sedan, Protestant woman, is the target of the armed bands. The church is thus strengthened during this time. Holy church Memmie XIIe - XVIIIe The church is worth especially by the strengthened tower beside which it set up at the XVIIIe century. In August 1914, of the Moroccan riflemen, taken refuge in this tower, drove out a squadron of uhlans which arrived of Sugny. Today the place of Saint-Menges bears the name of glorious resistant, Robert Charlier, who tried to intercept a convoy of German trucks which led towards the Nazi camps of the of the Ardennes deportees. It was killed in this attack.

Administration

Demography

Saint-Menges counts 1031 people with the census of 2004. Since 1999, the population increased by 35 people is a progression of 3,5%. Unemployment rate is of 15,6% and there is 73,2% owners. Mainly working the population of Saint-Menges has a socialist long tradition. The results of the derrières elections confirmed this orientation while giving to the second round has Ségolène Royal 58,49% compared with 41,51% for Nicolas Sarkozy.

Places and monuments

Oratorical of Saint-Menges.
Vestiges of the castle of Saint-Menges.

Registered voters with the Historic buildings:

Saint-Menges Laundrette and his fountain, locality Maupré.
Saint-Menges Church.
the territory is crossed in its northern part by a Roman way formerly called " way of Romains" , now way of sugney; this way is almost covered following a subsidence.

Personalities related to the commune there

Jean-Baptiste Clément came to make a meeting bus Saint-Menges is historically a common Socialist (cf: The History of socialism in the Ardennes)
Benjamin Lemaire lived many years there before returning there to make its films Under the Obscure bed and Clair.
Eric Frasiak also grows there.
Richard Borhinger came to turn a scene of It is beautiful a city the night
Monseigneur Guy Herbulot, bishop highly skilled of Évry, was born there.

See too

Common of the Ardennes

External bonds

Saint-Menges on the site of the national geographical Institute
Saint-Menges on the site of INSEE
Saint-Menges on the site of Quid
Localization of Saint-Menges on a chart of France and communes bordering

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