Any-Martin-Rieux
Any-Martin-Rieux is a commune in the department of Aisne in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France. Geography. The village was formerly known as Thiérache and was built on the edge of a stream. It is located 40 km northeast of Charleville-Mézières, 10 km southeast of Hirson, and about 8 km south of the Belgian frontier. The commune can be accessed by the D1043 (E44) road which passes through the southern part of the commune from Hirson in the west to Maubert-Fontaine in the east. The D5 road comes from Aubenton in  the south intersecting the D1043 at the hamlet of Bellevue in the commune and continuing north to the village then on to Neuville-aux-Joutes. the D31 road from Saint-Michel in the west to Signy-le-Petit passes through the northern tip of the commune. The D134 road also goes from the village east through the hamlet of Martin-Rieux to Fligny. There are a few hamlets and villages in the commune: La Malaise, Martin-Rieux, La Rue du Moulin, Housseau, and Bellevue. The commune is mostly farmland but with a large area of forest in the northeast. "Le  Petit Gland" river flows west through the commune with a network of tributaries feeding it including the "Ruisseau des Sourdrons" from the south and the "Ruisseau de Laubry" from the north. Le Petit Gland flows west to join the "Gland" river near Saint-Michel. History. "Any" or "Anies" (Martin-Rieux) was called "Aneia" in 646, "Ania" in 1218 and under the Ancien Régime was formerly part of the "généralité" of the town of Soissons and the bailiwick and electorate of the town of Guise (diocese of Laon). Today it is part of the Canton of Hirson, arrondissement of Vervins, in  the Diocese of Soissons. The Patron Saint is "Saint Médard". "Any" was once the capital of a lordship. There is mention of this village in the miracles of Saint Thierry, who lived in the 11th century. he called it "villa" and indicated it as being placed in the middle of the forest of Thiérache in the 11th century. Any was owned by Irmine, the daughter of Dagobert II, king of France. In 676 she gave the territory to de Trèves, the Abbot of Oeren, for the cure of her soul and that of her husband, Count Herman. The abbots of  Saint-Laurent de Joinville had formerly owned a tax free estate at Any, said to be one of the oldest in the kingdom. Administration. List of Successive Mayors of Any-Martin-Rieux Culture and heritage. Civil heritage. The commune has a large number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments: Religious heritage. The commune has many religious buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments: