Donchery
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Ardennes | |
| Arrondissement | Sedan | |
| Canton | Sedan-1 | |
| Community association | Ardenne metropolis | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 42 ' N , 4 ° 53' E | |
| height | 147-408 m | |
| surface | 27.36 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,087 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 76 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 08350 | |
| INSEE code | 08142 | |
 Bismarck and Napeoléon III. in Donchery (September 2, 1870) |
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Donchery is a French commune with 2087 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region ; it belongs to the Arrondissement Sedan and the canton Sedan-1 .
Donchery lies in a loop of the Meuse a few kilometers west of Sedan . Its geography is characterized by the shape of an "8", with the northern half consisting of the Forêt domaniale des Ardennes, the place is in the southern part. Neighboring municipalities of the southern part of Donchery are Vrigne-aux-Bois with Bosseval-et-Briancourt in the north, Glaire in the east, Sedan in the southeast, Cheveuges in the south, Villers-sur-Bar in the southwest, Vrigne-Meuse in the west and Vrigne aux Bois in the north-west. The municipality of Saint-Menges borders the northern part in the east and the Belgian border in the north .
history
On September 2, 1870 , after the Battle of Sedan , Napoléon III met in a weaver's house , the Maison Tisserand in Donchery . and Otto von Bismarck . Napoléon had left Sedan at 8 o'clock to meet the Prussian king, whom he assumed to be in Donchery. Bismarck received Napoléon at the entrance to the village in a weaver's house on the thoroughfare. Assuming that the emperor intended to soften the surrender conditions, Bismarck refused to speak to the Prussian king in Vendresse until the deed of surrender was signed. At 10:30 a.m. Napoléon III. brought to the Château de Bellevue in Frenois . Here an hour later the surrender was signed in the presence of the two monarchs.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 |
| Residents | 1598 | 1963 | 2346 | 2293 | 2362 | 2393 | 2408 | 2144 |
Attractions
- Saint-Onésime church
- Maas Bridge (first mentioned in 1322)
- Sautou hunting lodge. Castle of serial killer Michel Fourniret
