Fépin
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Ardennes | |
| Arrondissement | Charleville-Mezieres | |
| Canton | Revin | |
| Community association | Ardenne, Rives de Meuse | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 1 ′ N , 4 ° 44 ′ E | |
| height | 114-381 m | |
| surface | 5.79 km 2 | |
| Residents | 265 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 46 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 08170 | |
| INSEE code | 08166 | |
 The Meuse at Fépin |
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Fépin is a French commune with 265 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 , the canton Revin (until 2015: canton Fumay ) and the municipal association Ardenne, Rives de Meuse .
geography
The municipality is located in the Ardennes Regional Nature Park, founded in 2011 . The Meuse forms the eastern boundary of the municipality. Fépin is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Montigny-sur-Meuse in the north, Haybes in the east and south and the Belgian community of Viroinval in the west.
history
The place originally belonged to the Prüm Abbey . With this the place came to Kurtrier in 1576 and became part of the Prüm office . In 1778 the towns of Fumay and Fépin were ceded by Kurtrier to France.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2015 |
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| Residents | 273 | 294 | 288 | 288 | 263 | 244 | 262 | 272 |
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Attractions
- Notre-Dame church
