# Autrecourt-et-Pourron

Autrecourt-et-Pourron (French pronunciation:) is a commune in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region of northern France.

## Geography

Autrecourt-et-Pourron is located some 19 km south-east of Sedan and 6 km north-west of Mouzon. Access to the commune is by the D4 road from Remilly-Aillicourt in the north which passes through the commune and the village and continues south to join the D30 west of Beaumont-en-Argonne. The D27 road branches east off the D6 just north of Raucourt-et-Flaba and passes through the commune and the village before continuing south-east to join the D19 west of Mouzon. A railway line passes through the village but there is no station with the nearest station at Mouzon. West of the village the commune has large areas of forest but the east and south are mostly farmland.
The Meuse river forms the north-eastern border of the commune as it flows north-west. The Ruisseau de Brouhan rises towards the west of the commune and flows east through the village to join the Meuse. The Ruisseau de Yoncq forms the south-eastern border of the commune as it flows north-east to join the Meuse.

### Neighbouring communes and villages

vtePlaces adjacent to Autrecourt-et-Pourron :
Angecourt
Remilly-Aillicourt
Amblimont
Raucourt-et-Flaba
Autrecourt-et-Pourron
Mouzon
La Besace
Beaumont-en-Argonne :

### Heraldry

| Arms of Autrecourt-et-Pourron | Blazon: Or, a bend sinister charged with three mullets of 6 points of Argent, debruised in chief by a crescent of Gules and in base by an Oak leaf of Vert posed in bend sinister. |

## Administration

List of Successive Mayors
| From | To | Name |
| 2001 | 2008 | Raymond le Ferrand |
| 2008 | 2020 | Alain Alexandre |
| 2020 | current | Brice Parisot |

## Demography

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Autrecourtois or Autrecourtoises in French. The population data given in the table and graph below for 1821 and earlier refer to the former commune of Autrecourt.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1793 | 535 | — |
| 1800 | 604 | +1.75% |
| 1806 | 663 | +1.57% |
| 1821 | 640 | −0.24% |
| 1831 | 907 | +3.55% |
| 1836 | 995 | +1.87% |
| 1841 | 906 | −1.86% |
| 1846 | 906 | +0.00% |
| 1851 | 872 | −0.76% |
| 1866 | 894 | +0.17% |
| 1872 | 916 | +0.41% |
| 1876 | 851 | −1.82% |
| 1881 | 725 | −3.15% |
| 1886 | 861 | +3.50% |
| 1891 | 615 | −6.51% |
| 1896 | 641 | +0.83% |
| 1901 | 567 | −2.42% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1906 | 472 | −3.60% |
| 1911 | 474 | +0.08% |
| 1921 | 376 | −2.29% |
| 1926 | 439 | +3.15% |
| 1931 | 413 | −1.21% |
| 1936 | 412 | −0.05% |
| 1946 | 357 | −1.42% |
| 1954 | 468 | +3.44% |
| 1962 | 472 | +0.11% |
| 1968 | 483 | +0.38% |
| 1975 | 442 | −1.26% |
| 1982 | 442 | +0.00% |
| 1990 | 383 | −1.77% |
| 1999 | 350 | −1.00% |
| 2007 | 348 | −0.07% |
| 2012 | 349 | +0.06% |
| 2017 | 342 | −0.40% |
Source: EHESS and INSEE :

## Culture and heritage
### Civil heritage

The commune has two buildings that are registered as historical monuments:
* A former Arms Factory (1787)
* A former Chateau (17th century)

### Religious heritage

The Church of Saint-Victor contains two items that are registered as historical objects:
* A Credence Table (18th century)
* The Altar, Retable, and Painting: Saint John the Baptist (19th century)