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Arrondissements Of The Ardennes Department
The 4 arrondissements of the Ardennes department are: # Arrondissement of Charleville-Mézières, (prefecture of the Ardennes department: Charleville-Mézières) with 157 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 158,005 in 2016. # Arrondissement of Rethel, ( subprefecture: Rethel) with 101 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 37,384 in 2016. # Arrondissement of Sedan, (subprefecture: Sedan) with 73 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 58,136 in 2016. # Arrondissement of Vouziers, (subprefecture: Vouziers) with 118 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 21,846 in 2016. History In 1800 the arrondissements of Mézières, Rethel, Rocroi, Sedan and Vouziers were established. The arrondissements of Rocroi and Sedan were disbanded in 1926. The arrondissement of Sedan was restored in 1942. References {{Arrondissements of France Ardennes The Ardennes (french: Ardenne ; nl, Ardennen ; german: Ardennen; wa, Årdene ; lb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Département Ardennes Arrondissement 2019
In the administrative divisions of France, the department (french: département, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level ("territorial collectivity, territorial collectivities"), between the regions of France, administrative regions and the communes of France, communes. Ninety-six departments are in metropolitan France, and five are overseas department and region, overseas departments, which are also classified as overseas regions. Departments are further subdivided into 332 arrondissements of France, arrondissements, and these are divided into cantons of France, cantons. The last two levels of government have no autonomy; they are the basis of local organisation of police, fire departments and, sometimes, administration of elections. Each department is administered by an elected body called a departmental council (France), departmental council ( [sing.], [plur.]). From 1800 to April 2015, these were called general councils ( [sing.] [plur.]). Each ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arrondissement Of Rethel
The arrondissement of Rethel is an arrondissement of France in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region. It has 101 communes. Its population is 37,384 (2016), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of Rethel, and their INSEE codes, are: # Acy-Romance (08001) # Aire (08004) # Alincourt (08005) # Amagne (08008) # Ambly-Fleury (08010) # Annelles (08014) # Arnicourt (08021) # Asfeld (08024) # Auboncourt-Vauzelles (08027) # Aussonce (08032) # Avançon (08038) # Avaux (08039) # Balham (08044) # Banogne-Recouvrance (08046) # Barby (08048) # Bergnicourt (08060) # Bertoncourt (08062) # Biermes (08064) # Bignicourt (08066) # Blanzy-la-Salonnaise (08070) # Brienne-sur-Aisne (08084) # Chappes (08102) # Château-Porcien (08107) # Le Châtelet-sur-Retourne (08111) # Chaumont-Porcien (08113) # Chesnois-Auboncourt (08117) # Condé-lès-Herpy (08126) # Corny-Machéroménil (08132) # Coucy (08133) # Doumely-Bégny (08143) # Doux (08144) # Draize ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vouziers
Vouziers () is a commune of the Ardennes department, northern France. Vouziers is the burial place of the pioneer First World War fighter pilot Roland Garros, after whom the Stade Roland Garros in Paris (the location of the French Open tennis tournament) is named. Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk (the first president of Czechoslovakia) fought at Vouziers with the Czechoslovak Legion in France; there is a monument to the legion, and the president's name given to the city lycee (high school). The cellist and conductor Jean Witkowski was born in Vouziers on 23 May 1895. The town was on the path of totality for the Solar eclipse of 11 August 1999. It hosted a major observation event. Because of its proximity to the Belgian border, it was gridlocked by visiting Belgian cars on the morning of the eclipse. Geography The river Aisne flows through Vouziers, doubled by a branch of the "canal des Ardennes". The town lies between the Forest of Argonne, the pre-Ardennes, and Champagne, and near ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arrondissement Of Vouziers
The arrondissement of Vouziers is an arrondissement of France in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region. It has 118 communes. Its population is 21,846 (2016), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of Vouziers, and their INSEE codes, are: # Alland'Huy-et-Sausseuil (08006) # Apremont (08017) # Ardeuil-et-Montfauxelles (08018) # Attigny (08025) # Aure (08031) # Authe (08033) # Autruche (08035) # Autry (08036) # Bairon-et-ses-Environs (08116) # Ballay (08045) # Bar-lès-Buzancy (08049) # Bayonville (08052) # Beffu-et-le-Morthomme (08056) # Belleville-et-Châtillon-sur-Bar (08057) # Belval-Bois-des-Dames (08059) # La Berlière (08061) # Bouconville (08074) # Boult-aux-Bois (08075) # Bourcq (08077) # Brécy-Brières (08082) # Brieulles-sur-Bar (08085) # Briquenay Briquenay () is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France. Population See also *Communes of the Ardennes department The following is a list of the 449 co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sedan, France
Sedan () is a commune in the Ardennes department and Grand Est region of north-eastern France. It is also the chef-lieu (administrative centre) of the arrondissement of the same name. Location The town is situated about 200 km from Paris, 85 km north-east of Reims, and 10 km south of the border with Belgium. The historic centre occupies a peninsula formed by a bend in the river Meuse. Sedan station has rail connections to Charleville-Mézières, Reims and Longwy. The A34 autoroute links Sedan with Charleville-Mézières and Reims. History Sedan was founded in 1424. In the 16th century Sédan was an asylum for Protestant refugees from the Wars of Religion. Until 1651, the Principality of Sedan belonged to the La Tour d'Auvergne family. It was at that time a sovereign principality. Their representative, Marshal Turenne, was born at Sedan on 11 September 1611. With help from the Holy Roman Empire, it defeated France at the Battle of La Marfée. Immediately after i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arrondissement Of Sedan
The arrondissement of Sedan is an arrondissement of France in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region. It has 73 communes. Its population is 58,136 (2016), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of Sedan, and their INSEE codes, are: # Angecourt (08013) # Artaise-le-Vivier (08023) # Auflance (08029) # Autrecourt-et-Pourron (08034) # Balan (08043) # Bazeilles (08053) # Beaumont-en-Argonne (08055) # La Besace (08063) # Bièvres (08065) # Blagny (08067) # Brévilly (08083) # Bulson (08088) # Carignan (08090) # La Chapelle (08101) # Cheveuges (08119) # Chémery-Chéhéry (08115) # Daigny (08136) # Les Deux-Villes (08138) # Donchery (08142) # Douzy (08145) # Escombres-et-le-Chesnois (08153) # Euilly-et-Lombut (08159) # La Ferté-sur-Chiers (08168) # Fleigneux (08170) # Floing (08174) # Francheval (08179) # Fromy (08184) # Givonne (08191) # Glaire (08194) # Haraucourt (08211) # Herbeuval (08223) # Illy (08232) # Linay (08255) # Létanne ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rethel
Rethel () is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France. It is a sub-prefecture and third-most important city and economic center in the department. It is situated on the river Aisne, near the northern border of Champagne and 37 km from Reims. Its inhabitants are called ''Rethélois''. History According to legend, the city was founded by Julius Caesar, who established a camp on the site of the city during his campaigns. The parents of St. Arnulf of Metz were said to have given all they owned ''in villa Reistete'' (in the city of Rethel) to St. Remigius, bishop of Reims, so that their prayers for a child would be answered. The city belonged to the Abbey of Saint-Remi and was administered by its advocati. One of them, Manasses I, became the first Count of Rethel. In 1481 the county, with Rethel as its seat, was elevated to the Peerage of France; it was elevated to a duchy in 1581 and in 1663 it became the Duchy of Mazarin. During the Franco-Spanish War ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subprefectures In France
In France, a subprefecture (french: sous-préfecture) is the commune which is the administrative centre of a departmental arrondissement that does not contain the prefecture for its department. The term also applies to the building that houses the administrative headquarters for an arrondissement. Senate (in French). The civil servant in charge of a subprefecture is the subprefect, assisted by a general secretary. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of France
The () is a level of administrative division in the French Republic. French are analogous to civil townships and incorporated municipalities in the United States and Canada, ' in Germany, ' in Italy, or ' in Spain. The United Kingdom's equivalent are civil parishes, although some areas, particularly urban areas, are unparished. are based on historical geographic communities or villages and are vested with significant powers to manage the populations and land of the geographic area covered. The are the fourth-level administrative divisions of France. vary widely in size and area, from large sprawling cities with millions of inhabitants like Paris, to small hamlets with only a handful of inhabitants. typically are based on pre-existing villages and facilitate local governance. All have names, but not all named geographic areas or groups of people residing together are ( or ), the difference residing in the lack of administrative powers. Except for the municipal arrondi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arrondissements Of France
An arrondissement (, , ) is any of various administrative divisions of France, Belgium, Haiti, certain other Francophone countries, as well as the Netherlands. Europe France The 101 French departments are divided into 342 ''arrondissements'', which may be roughly translated into English as districts. The capital of an arrondissement is called a subprefecture. When an arrondissement contains the prefecture (capital) of the department, that prefecture is the capital of the arrondissement, acting both as a prefecture and as a subprefecture. Arrondissements are further divided into cantons and communes. Municipal arrondissement A municipal arrondissement (, pronounced ), is a subdivision of the commune, used in the three largest cities: Paris, Lyon, and Marseille. It functions as an even lower administrative division, with its own mayor. Although usually referred to simply as an "arrondissement," they should not be confused with departmental arrondissements, which are groupin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charleville-Mézières
or ''Carolomacérienne'' , image flag=Flag of Charleville Mezieres.svg Charleville-Mézières () is a commune of northern France, capital of the Ardennes department, Grand Est. Charleville-Mézières is located on the banks of the river Meuse. History Charleville and Mézières were originally separate communities on opposite banks of the Meuse, about from one another. Charleville was founded by Charles Gonzaga, the 8th duke of Mantua, in 1606. Its inhabitants were known as Carolopolitans (' or ''Carolopolitaines''). It was prosperous from the 17th century, although its fortifications were dismantled under LouisXIV in 1687 and it passed into French hands in 1708. It was plundered by the Prussians in 1815. France's royal armaments factory was formerly located there and gave its name to the Charleville musket, before being relocated and divided between Tulle and Châtellerault. In the 19th century, the city continued to produce arms through private firms, as well as nails, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prefectures In France
In France, a prefecture (french: préfecture) may be: * the ''chef-lieu de département'', the commune in which the administration of a department is located; * the ''chef-lieu de région'', the commune in which the administration of a region is located; * the jurisdiction of a prefecture; * the official residence or headquarters of a prefect. Although the administration of departments and regions is distinct, a regional prefect is '' ex officio'' prefect of the department in which the regional prefecture is located. The officeholder has authority upon the other prefects in the region on a range of matters. Role of the prefecture There are 101 prefectures in France, one for each department. The official in charge is the prefect (french: préfet). The prefecture is an administration that belongs to the Ministry of the Interior; it is therefore in charge of the delivery of identity cards, driving licenses, passports, residency and work permits for foreigners, vehicle registration, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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