Beaumé
Beaumé is a commune in the department of Aisne in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France.
Geography
Beaumé is located some 70 km east of Saint-Quentin and 50 km west of Charleville-Mézières. It can be accessed by the D37 road from Besmont in the west passing through the commune and the village and continuing east to Aubenton. There are also several other country roads accessing the commune from all directions. Apart from the village there are two other hamlets: La Courte Soupe and Monplaisir. The south of the commune is heavily forested however most of the commune is farmland.The Ruisseau de l'Etang Polliart flows from the southeast of the commune to the north with several tributaries as it continues north out of the commune to join the Ton river at Leuze.
Administration
List of Successive Mayors of Beaumé| From | To | Name |
| 2001 | 2014 | Jean-Luc Hesters |
| 2014 | 2020 | Bernard Derumigny |
| 2020 | Present | Jean-Luc Hesters |
Culture and heritage
Civil heritage
The commune has a number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:- A Farmhouse at 6 Rue de l'Eglise
- A Farmhouse at La Courte Soupe d'en bas
- An old Chateau at 4-12 Rue de Leuze
- The Town Hall / School at 2 Place de la Mairie
- The old Grange-aux-Bois Manor at Grange-aux-Bois
Religious heritage
The commune has several religious buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:- The Bordreaux-Grimpret Family Tomb
- The Tomb of Hippolite Licent
- The Tomb of Infantry Captain Pierre Antoine Menu
- The Parish Church and Cemetery of Saint Nicolas
- A Paten
- A Book: Missale Ecclesiae Laudensis
- A Chalice
- A Stoup
- A Stained glass window: Our Lady of Victories
- The Charlotte Bell
- An Altar Painting: Christ on the Cross
- A Baptismal font
- The "Queen's Chair"
- A Statue: Saint Nicolas
- A set of 4 Church Lamps
- A Wardrobe converted to a Confessional
- The Furniture in the Church
- The Furniture in the Church
- A Book: Book of Common Prayer and particular Masses of Saint Benedict
- A set of 5 Pews
- The Panelling in the semi-recess of the Choir
- The Retable on the main Altar
- The Tabernacle on the main Altar
- The main Altar
- The whole of the decoration of the Choir
- A Stool for a Choir child
- A Bronze Bell
Notable People linked to the commune
- Pierre Antoine Menu, Captain of the 84th regiment of infantry of the line, Chevalier of the Legion of Honour, native of Archon. Buried at Beaumé.