Blombay
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Ardennes | |
| Arrondissement | Charleville-Mezieres | |
| Community association | Vallées and Plateau d'Ardenne | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 49 ′ N , 4 ° 27 ′ E | |
| height | 202-301 m | |
| surface | 9.47 km 2 | |
| Residents | 139 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 15 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 08260 | |
| INSEE code | 08071 | |
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Blombay is a French commune with 139 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Champagne-Ardenne ). It belongs to the arrondissement Charleville-Mézières and the municipality association Vallées et Plateau d'Ardenne, founded in 2016 . The inhabitants call themselves Blombibocuciens .
geography
Blombay is located 23 kilometers northwest of the capital of the department Charleville-Mézières , on the southwestern foothills of the Ardennes . The village of Belzy at 233 m belongs to Blombay . The neighboring municipalities are Étalle in the north, Chilly and Laval-Morency in the northeast, L'Échelle in the southeast, Vaux-Villaine and Aubigny-les-Pothées in the south, Cernion in the southwest and Marby in the west. The Sormonne , a left tributary of the Meuse, flows through the north of the 9.74 km² municipal area in the Ardennes Regional Nature Park . The area of the community is characterized by arable land in slightly hilly terrain. In the north there are smaller forest areas ( Bois de Godron ).
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 | |
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| Residents | 160 | 136 | 117 | 112 | 120 | 91 | 119 | 139 | |
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Attractions
- Saint-Remi church from 1874
- Oratorio
- Windmill from 1551, with several later reconstructions
Saint-Remi church
Oratorio
Windmill
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Economy and Infrastructure
There are eight farms in the community (cereal cultivation, dairy farming, cattle breeding).
Blombay is connected to its neighboring communities by back roads. At Tremblois-lès-Rocroi , six kilometers northeast of Blombay, there is a connection to the A304 autoroute from Charleville-Mézières to Rocroi . The train station in Liart , twelve kilometers away, was on the Laon – Liart railway line .
