commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
France
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.
Vouziers is the burial place of the pioneer
First World War
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Stade Roland Garros
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in Paris (the location of the French Open tennis tournament) is named.
Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk Tomáš () is a Czech and Slovak given name, equivalent to the name Thomas.
It may refer to:
* Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk (1850–1937), first President of Czechoslovakia
* Tomáš Baťa (1876–1932), Czech footwear entrepreneur
* Tomáš Berdyc ...
(the first president of Czechoslovakia) fought at Vouziers with the
Czechoslovak Legion in France
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; 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
Jean Witkowski (23 May 1895 – 24 May 1953), the son of Georges Martin Witkowski, was a French choral conductor and conductor.
Life
Born in Vouziers, Witkowski studied music with his father, cello with Léonce Allard and piano with Blanche Se ...
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
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Physical Characteristics
The Canal des Ardennes is 87.779 km long and has 44 ...
Champagne
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, and near the Ardennes Massif (dense woodland).
It is not far from
Charleville-Mézières
or ''Carolomacérienne''
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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. ...
Europe
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),
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 ...
Châlons-en-Champagne
Châlons-en-Champagne () is a city in the Grand Est region of France. It is the capital of the department of Marne, despite being only a quarter the size of the city of Reims.
Formerly called Châlons-sur-Marne, the city was officially renam ...
, and Varennes-en-Argonne (where Louis XVI was arrested during the French Revolution). On 1 June 2016, the former communes
Terron-sur-Aisne
Terron-sur-Aisne (; literally "Terron on Aisne") is a former commune in the Ardennes department in northern France. On 1 June 2016, it was merged into the commune of Vouziers.Vrizy
Vrizy () is a former commune in the Ardennes department in northern France. On 1 June 2016, it was merged into the commune of Vouziers.
The inhabitants are called ''Vouzinois'' in French. The population data in the table and graph below refer to the commune of Vouziers proper, in its geography at the given years. The commune of Vouziers absorbed the former commune of Condé-lès-Vouziers in 1961, Chestres in 1964, Blaise in 1972, and Terron-sur-Aisne and Vrizy in 2016.
Germany
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Czech Republic
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