Ribeauville

Ribeauville is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

This article is about the commune in Aisne. For the town in Alsace, see Ribeauvillé.

Ribeauville
Commune
The church of Ribeauville
Location of Ribeauville
Ribeauville
Ribeauville
Coordinates: 50°02′37″N 3°35′12″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentAisne
ArrondissementVervins
CantonGuise
IntercommunalityThiérache d'Aumale
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Maurice Coquart
Area
1
3.58 km2 (1.38 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
63
 • Density18/km2 (46/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
02647 /02110
Elevation144–162 m (472–531 ft)
(avg. 150 m or 490 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Beekeepers from the area were puzzled when their bees began producing blue honey until it was discovered that a nearby biogas plant processes waste from the manufacturing of M&M's.[2]

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962117—    
1968126+7.7%
1975113−10.3%
1982100−11.5%
199086−14.0%
199974−14.0%
200886+16.2%

Sisters of Divine Providence of Ribeauville

The congregation was founded in 1783 by Father Louis Kremp, vicar at Molsheim in Alsace, and Madelaine Ehrhard to educate young girls, particularly those of rural areas. After the death of Father Kremp, Bruno and Ignace Mertian, two brothers priests of the diocese of Strasbourg, structure and organize the young association.

In 1819, the sisters settled in Ribeauvillé in the former Augustinian convent which became the Mother House of the congregation. From this date, they are called "the Sisters of the Divine Providence of Ribeauvillé". The statutes are approved by Napoleon 1st in 1807, by the bishop of Strasbourg in 1824 and by Pope Pius IX in 1869. By the end of the 19th century, most of the female youth of Alsace is educated by the sisters, in many public schools in the city as in the countryside.

As of 2019, there are over 400 sisters serving in Europe, Africa, and South America.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. "French beekeepers in Ribeauville abuzz over blue honey". BBC News. 4 October 2012.
  3. Soeurs de la Divine providence d'Ribeauville



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