Les Ayvelles
Les Ayvelles () is a commune in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region of northern France. The inhabitants of the commune are known both as "Ayvelliens" or "Ayvelliennes" as well as "Ayvellois" or "Ayvelloises". Geography. Les Ayvelles is located just 5 km south-east of Charleville-Mézières. Access to the commune is by road D764 from Villers-Semeuse in the north which passes through the centre of the commune and the village and continues to Flize in the south. The commune has large reservoirs in the east and a forest in the west (the "Bois des Ayvelles ) with the rest of the commune farmland. The Meuse river forms the eastern border of the commune as it flows north to Belgium. The Ruisseau du Pierge" rises in the west of the commune and flows east to join the Meuse. Administration. List of Successive Mayors Demography. In 2017 the commune had 897 inhabitants. Culture and heritage. Religious heritage. The Parish Church of Saint Rémi contains several items that are registered as historical objects: