Poix-Terron (French pronunciation: [pwa tɛʁɔ̃]) is a commune located in the department of Ardennes, in the Grand Est (lit.

[3] The town has suffered during religious wars: there was a fire in the village and castle in 1641, and a siege of the church on 8 July 1651.

[citation needed] King Louis XIV passed through on 25 June and 7 August 1654.

On 14 May 1940, a breach, 8 km in length, occurred between Poix-Terron and Baâlons in the French line of defence.

A battalion of Spahis attempted to close the breach and held against the Germans in the battle of the Horgne.