Arreux () is a commune in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region of northern France.
The commune has been awarded one flower by the National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom in the Competition of cities and villages in Bloom.Arreux in the Competition for Towns and Villages in Bloom
Geography
Arreux is located in a hilly area on the edge of The Ardennes some 9 km north-west of Charleville-Mézières and 3 km east by south-east of Renwez. Access to the commune is by road D22 from Montcornet in the west passing through the village and continuing east to Nouzonville. The D22 also forms the south-eastern border of the commune. Some two thirds of the commune is heavily forested - especially in the east, with some farmland around the village.Google Maps
The Ruisseau du Fond d'Arreux forms the north eastern and north-western border of the commune as it flows around the commune and then away to the south-west. A stream rises south of the village and flows north to join the Ruisseau du Fond d'Arreux.
Toponymy According to Ernest Nègre the name Arreux comes from aridus meaning "arid".Ernest Nègre, General Toponymy of France, 1990, Librairie Droz, Vol. 1, 710 pages, p. 325, , Read online
Heraldry
Administration
List of Successive MayorsList of Mayors of France From To Name 1965 1972 Louis Savary de Beauregard 1972 1983 Robert Remacly 1983 2001 Yves Doe 2001 2020 Robert Colson 2020 current Emmanuel Roussel
Demography The inhabitants of the commune are known as Cabres in French.Le nom des habitants du 08 - Ardennes, habitants.fr
Sites and monuments The Church of Saint Lambert from 1811 The Chateau of Arreux (private property). The old Chateau of Arreux, shown in the Album of Croy, has not left any traces. A Lavoir (public laundry) transformed into a library
See also Communes of the Ardennes department
References
External links Arreux official website Arreux on the National Geographic Institute website Areux on the 1750 Cassini Map