The arrondissement of Charleville-Mézières is an

arrondissement 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 ...

of France in the Ardennes department in the

Grand Est Grand Est (; gsw-FR, Grossa Oschta; Moselle Franconian/ lb, Grouss Osten; Rhine Franconian: ''Groß Oschte''; german: Großer Osten ; en, "Great East") is an administrative region in Northeastern France. It superseded three former administra ...

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. It has 157

communes An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, relig ...

. Its population is 158,005 (2016), and its area is .

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Charleville-Mézières, and their

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s, are: # Aiglemont (08003) # Anchamps (08011) # Antheny (08015) #

Aouste Aouste () is a commune in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region of northern France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Aoustiens'' or ''Aoustiennes'' Geography Aouste is located some 35 km south-east of Hirson and 40&n ...

(08016) # Arreux (08022) # Aubigny-les-Pothées (08026) # Aubrives (08028) #

Auge In Greek mythology, Auge (; Ancient Greek: Αὐγή 'sunbeam, daylight, dawn') was the daughter of Aleus the king of Tegea in Arcadia, and the virgin priestess of Athena Alea. She was also the mother of the hero Telephus by Heracles. Auge had ...

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Auvillers-les-Forges Auvillers-les-Forges is a commune in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region of northern France. Geography Auvillers-les-Forges is located some 27 km west by north-west of Charleville-Mézières and 22 km east by south-east of ...

(08037) # Les Ayvelles (08040) # Baâlons (08041) # Barbaise (08047) # Belval (08058) #

Blanchefosse-et-Bay Blanchefosse-et-Bay () is a commune in the Ardennes department and Grand Est region of north-eastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Ardennes department The following is a list of the 449 communes of the Ardennes department ...

(08069) # Blombay (08071) #

Bogny-sur-Meuse Bogny-sur-Meuse (, literally ''Bogny on Meuse'') is a commune in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region of northern France. Bogny-sur-Meuse is known for multiple sites linked to the medieval legend of The Four Sons of Aymon, such as the ...

(08081) # Bossus-lès-Rumigny (08073) #

Boulzicourt Boulzicourt () 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 communes of the Ardennes department of France. The communes coope ...

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Bourg-Fidèle Bourg-Fidèle () 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 communes of the Ardennes department of France. The communes coo ...

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Bouvellemont Bouvellemont () 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 communes of the Ardennes department of France. The communes coop ...

(08080) # Brognon (08087) # Cernion (08094) # Chagny (08095) # Chalandry-Elaire (08096) # Champigneul-sur-Vence (08099) # Champlin (08100) #

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. ...

(08105) # Charnois (08106) #

Le Châtelet-sur-Sormonne Le Châtelet-sur-Sormonne (, literally ''Le Châtelet on Sormonne'') is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France. Geography The river Sormonne flows through the commune and crosses the village of Châtelet-sur-Sormonne. Popul ...

(08110) # Chilly (08121) # Chooze (08122) # Clavy-Warby (08124) #

Cliron Cliron () is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France. Geography The Sormonne forms part of the commune's southern border. Population See also *Communes of the Ardennes department The following is a list of the 449 commu ...

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Damouzy Damouzy () is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France. Geography The river Sormonne forms part of the commune's southern border. Population See also *Communes of the Ardennes department The following is a list of the 449 ...

(08137) # Deville (08139) #

Dom-le-Mesnil Dom-le-Mesnil () 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 communes of the Ardennes department of France. The communes coo ...

(08140) # Dommery (08141) # L'Échelle (08149) #

Estrebay Estrebay 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 communes of the Ardennes department of France. The communes cooperate in ...

(08154) # Étalle (08155) # Éteignières (08156) # Étrépigny (08158) # Évigny (08160) # Fagnon (08162) # Fépin (08166) #

La Férée La Férée () 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 communes of the Ardennes department of France. The communes cooper ...

(08167) # Flaignes-Havys (08169) # Fligny (08172) # Flize (08173) #

Foisches Foisches () is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France. The Pointe de Givet National Nature Reserve is partly located on the commune. Population See also *Communes of the Ardennes department The following is a list of the ...

(08175) # La Francheville (08180) # Le Fréty (08182) # Fromelennes (08183) # Fumay (08185) # Gernelle (08187) # Gespunsart (08188) # Girondelle (08189) #

Givet Givet () (german: Gibet Walloon: ''Djivet'') is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France surrounded on three sides by the Belgian border. It lies on the river Meuse where Emperor Charles V built the fortress of Charlemont. It ...

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La Grandville La Grandville () is a commune in the Ardennes department and Grand Est region of north-eastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Ardennes department The following is a list of the 449 communes of the Ardennes department of Fra ...

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Gruyères Gruyères (; frp, Gruviéres ; german: Greyerz) is a town in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. The medieval town is an important tourist location in the upper valley of the Saane/Sarine river, and gives its nam ...

(08201) # Gué-d'Hossus (08202) #

Guignicourt-sur-Vence Guignicourt-sur-Vence () is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France. Population Sights *Arboretum de Guignicourt-sur-Vence *Guignicourt castle, belonging to the princely family of Merode. See also *Communes of the Ardenne ...

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Ham-les-Moines Ham-les-Moines is a commune in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region in northern France. Geography The river Sormonne flows through the commune and forms part of its western and eastern borders. Population See also *Communes o ...

(08206) # Ham-sur-Meuse (08207) #

Hannappes Hannappes () 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 communes of the Ardennes department of France. The communes cooperat ...

(08208) # Hannogne-Saint-Martin (08209) # Harcy (08212) # Hargnies (08214) #

Haudrecy Haudrecy () is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France. Geography The Sormonne forms most of the commune's northern border. Population See also *Communes of the Ardennes department The following is a list of the 449 co ...

(08216) # Haulmé (08217) #

Les Hautes-Rivières Les Hautes-Rivières () is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France. It lies on both banks of the river Semois, on the border with Belgium. Population See also *Communes of the Ardennes department The following is a list of ...

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Haybes Haybes () 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 communes of the Ardennes department of France. The communes cooperate ...

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Hierges Hierges () is a commune in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region in northern France. Hierges is located in the Meuse valley along the Belgian border. Population Sights and monuments * Château de Hierges, a castle whose origins ...

(08226) # La Horgne (08228) # Houldizy (08230) # Issancourt-et-Rumel (08235) # Jandun (08236) # Joigny-sur-Meuse (08237) # Laifour (08242) # Lalobbe (08243) # Landrichamps (08247) #

Launois-sur-Vence Launois-sur-Vence () is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France. Population Notable people * Jules Mary (1851-1922) was a French novelistGoble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter ...

(08248) # Laval-Morency (08249) # Lépron-les-Vallées (08251) #

Liart Liart () 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 communes of the Ardennes department of France. The communes cooperate in ...

(08254) # Logny-Bogny (08257) # Lonny (08260) #

Lumes Lumes () 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 communes of the Ardennes department of France. The communes cooperate ...

(08263) # Maranwez (08272) # Marby (08273) # Marlemont (08277) #

Maubert-Fontaine Maubert-Fontaine () 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 communes of the Ardennes department of France. The communes ...

(08282) # Mazerny (08283) #

Les Mazures Les Mazures () is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France. During the Second World War, Les Mazures was the site of a minor concentration camp, used by the Nazis for the detainment of Jews. Population See also *Communes of ...

(08284) # Mondigny (08295) # Montcornet (08297) # Montcy-Notre-Dame (08298) #

Monthermé Monthermé () is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France. Geography The river Semois (or Semoy) joins the river Meuse The Meuse ( , , , ; wa, Moûze ) or Maas ( , ; li, Maos or ) is a major European river, rising in ...

(08302) # Montigny-sur-Meuse (08304) # Montigny-sur-Vence (08305) #

Murtin-et-Bogny Murtin-et-Bogny () is a commune in the Ardennes department and Grand Est region of north-eastern France. Geography The Sormonne, a left tributary of the Meuse, flows through the commune from west to east. Population See also *Communes of ...

(08312) # Neufmaison (08315) # Neufmanil (08316) # La Neuville-aux-Joûtes (08318) # Neuville-lès-This (08322) # Neuville-lez-Beaulieu (08319) # Nouvion-sur-Meuse (08327) # Nouzonville (08328) # Omicourt (08334) # Omont (08335) # Poix-Terron (08341) # Prez (08344) # Prix-lès-Mézières (08346) # Raillicourt (08352) # Rancennes (08353) # Regniowez (08355) #

Remilly-les-Pothées Remilly-les-Pothées is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France. Geography The Sormonne, with the Audry, one of its tributaries, form the commune's northern border. Population See also *Communes of the Ardennes departmen ...

(08358) # Renwez (08361) #

Revin Revin () is a commune in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region in northern France. Revin is situated on the banks of the Meuse. The Revin Pumped Storage Power Plant is near Revin. Population Personalities Yazid Mansouri, the Al ...

(08363) # Rimogne (08365) #

Rocroi Rocroi () is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France. The central area is a notable surviving example of a bastion fort. Population History Rocroi was fortified by Francis I of France and expanded by Henry II of France. Bec ...

(08367) # Rouvroy-sur-Audry (08370) # Rumigny (08373) # Saint-Laurent (08385) # Saint-Marceau (08388) # Saint-Marcel (08389) # Saint-Pierre-sur-Vence (08395) # Sapogne-et-Feuchères (08400) # Sécheval (08408) # Sévigny-la-Forêt (08417) # Signy-l'Abbaye (08419) # Signy-le-Petit (08420) #

Singly Singly () is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France. See also *Communes of the Ardennes department The following is a list of the 449 communes of the Ardennes department of France. The communes cooperate in the followi ...

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Sormonne Sormonne () is a commune in the Ardennes department and Grand Est region of north-eastern France. Geography The river Sormonne, a left tributary of the Meuse, flows through the commune. Population See also *Communes of the Ardennes depart ...

(08429) # Sury (08432) # Taillette (08436) # Tarzy (08440) # Thilay (08448) # Thin-le-Moutier (08449) #

This This may refer to: * ''This'', the singular proximal demonstrative pronoun Places * This, or ''Thinis'', an ancient city in Upper Egypt * This, Ardennes, a commune in France People with the surname * Hervé This, French culinary chemist Arts, ...

(08450) # Touligny (08454) # Tournavaux (08456) #

Tournes Tournes () is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France. Population Geography The river Sormonne forms most of the commune's southern border. See also *Communes of the Ardennes department The following is a list of the 449 ...

(08457) # Tremblois-lès-Rocroi (08460) # Vaux-Villaine (08468) #

Vendresse Vendresse () is a commune in the Ardennes department and Grand Est region of north-eastern France. Population The inhabitants of Vendresse are known as ''Vendressois''. Sights *Arboretum de Vendresse See also *Communes of the Ardennes de ...

(08469) # Villers-le-Tilleul (08478) # Villers-Semeuse (08480) # Villers-sur-le-Mont (08482) # Ville-sur-Lumes (08483) # Vireux-Molhain (08486) # Vireux-Wallerand (08487) # Vivier-au-Court (08488) #

Vrigne-Meuse Vrigne-Meuse () 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 communes of the Ardennes department of France. The communes coo ...

(08492) # Warcq (08497) # Warnécourt (08498) # Yvernaumont (08503)

History

The arrondissement of Charleville-Mézières (before 1966: Mézières) was created in 1800.Historique des Ardennes
/ref> As a result of the reorganisation of the

cantons of France The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's departments and arrondissements. Apart from their role as organizational units in relation to certain aspects of the administration of public services and justice, ...

which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Charleville-Mézières were, as of January 2015: # Charleville-Centre # Charleville-La Houillère # Flize # Fumay #

# Mézières-Centre-Ouest # Mézières-Est # Monthermé # Nouzonville # Omont # Renwez #

# Rumigny # Signy-l'Abbaye # Signy-le-Petit # Villers-Semeuse

References

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