- Département
- Ardennes
- Site
- 9 km east of Rethel, between the Aisne and the Canal des Ardennes
- Inhabitants
- 132 (as of 1 January 2023)
- Source
- Wikipedia, eigene Zusammenfassung
Ambly-Fleury is a small village in the Ardennes département, east of Rethel on the Aisne. It is neither grand cru nor premier cru, but a quiet place on the edge of the historic Champagne-Ardenne region.
Ambly-Fleury is not one of those names you will find on a champagne label. The village is classified neither as grand cru nor as premier cru, and the sources available to me make no mention of viticulture. What it shows instead is the rural side of the former Champagne-Ardenne region, where meadows and fields shape the landscape.
Location
The village lies in the Ardennes département in the Grand Est region, about nine kilometres east of Rethel. It stretches out between the Canal des Ardennes and the Aisne. The Bourdet, a tributary of the Aisne, also flows through the village. Neighbouring communes include Coucy, Amagne, Givry, Mont-Laurent and Seuil. Ambly-Fleury belongs to the canton and arrondissement of Rethel and had 132 inhabitants as of 1 January 2023.
Water and landscape
Both waterways cross the commune from east to west. The Canal des Ardennes covers around 2.6 kilometres within its boundaries, the Aisne about 4.6 kilometres. The Aisne is 256 kilometres long and flows into the Oise, which makes it a tributary of the Seine in the wider sense.
Ambly-Fleury belongs to the canton and arrondissement of Rethel and had 132 inhabitants as of 1 January 2023.Water and landscapeBoth waterways cross the commune from east to west.
Around 95.5 per cent of the land is used for agriculture, mainly grassland (53.9 per cent) and arable land (41.2 per cent). Only 4.5 per cent is built up. The official statistics classify Ambly-Fleury as a rural commune with scattered settlement.
Climate
The climate is oceanic, with cool summers and no pronounced dry season. The nearest Météo-France weather station is in Saulces-Champenoises, four kilometres away. For 1991 to 2020 it records:
- a mean annual temperature of 11.0 °C
- an average of 691.6 mm of rainfall a year
- a record high of 41.1 °C on 25 July 2019
- a record low of −13.9 °C on 7 February 2012
Name and sights
The name probably goes back to the Celtic word amilla. It most likely referred to a kind of daisy, while the Latin amellus stands for the aster.
The main building of note is the church of Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens. Otherwise, Ambly-Fleury is a place for walks along the Aisne and the canal.
For champagne lovers
If you want to experience champagne at its source, the great growing areas lie further south, in the Marne département and in the Aube. Ambly-Fleury is better suited as a stop on a drive through the northern Ardennes, perhaps with a halt in Rethel. There you can prepare for your journey into the vineyards of Champagne.
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