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]
Balaives-et-Butz | |
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Part of Flize | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Balaives-et-Butz  | |
  Balaives-et-Butz  Balaives-et-Butz | |
| 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 (2021)[1] | 202 |
| • Density | 18/km2 (47/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. | |
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.[3]
Geography
editBalaives-et-Butz is located an est. 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.[4]
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
editHistory
editThe 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
edit| From | To | Name |
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| 1952 | 1976 | Jean Baudet |
| 1995 | 2001 | Jean-Christophe Oudin |
| 2001 | 2019 | Jean-Louis Milard |
Demography
editThe inhabitants of the commune are known as Balaiviens or Balaiviennes in French.[6]
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Sites and monuments
editA Fulling Water Mill (currently a Vynex Hardware factory) (18th century)
is registered as an historical monument.[9]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Populations légales 2021" [Legal populations 2021] (PDF) (in French). INSEE. December 2023.
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 23 November 2018 (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)
- ^ Le nom des habitants du 08 - Ardennes, habitants.fr
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Balaives-et-Butz, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Populations légales 2012, INSEE
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA08000320 Fulling Water Mill (in French)
External links
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- Balaives-et-Butz on the old National Geographic Institute website (in French)
- Vynex website (in French) (largest employer in the canton)
- Baleyre and But on the 1750 Cassini Map