Aussonce (French pronunciation: [osɔ̃s]) is a commune in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region of north-eastern France.
Aussonce is located some 30 km north-east of Reims and 25 km south of Rethel. The western border of the commune is the departmental border between Ardennes and Marne. Access to the commune is by the D25 road from La Neuville-en-Tourne-à-Fuy in the east which passes through the village then continues west to Heutrégiville, changing to the D33 at the border. The D985 from La Neuville-en-Tourne-à-Fuy to Pontfaverger-Moronvilliers passes through the south-east of the commune. The D15 goes north-west from the village to Ménil-Lépinois. The commune consists entirely of flat farmland.[3]
The Ruisseau d'Aussonce rises near the village and flows west to join the Suippe at Vaudetre.[3]
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The hermit Saint Sindulf of Rheims is said to have lived in Aussonce in the 7th century.[4]
In the Aussonce church bell tower there is the following inscription: "On 3 April 1650 the battle of Aussonce took place between the Germans and locals. It lasted from 9 in the morning until 7 in the evening. The people were beaten and forced to flee. Fire was set in the village and there remained a few houses and four barns".[5]
List of Successive Mayors[6]
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Alsontains or Alsontaines in French.[7]
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