Francheval
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region | Grand Est | |
Department | Ardennes | |
Arrondissement | Sedan | |
Canton | Sedan-3 | |
Community association | Ardenne metropolis | |
Coordinates | 49 ° 42 ' N , 5 ° 3' E | |
height | 180-432 m | |
surface | 19.6 km 2 | |
Residents | 609 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 31 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 08140 | |
INSEE code | 08179 | |
Mairie (Town Hall) from Francheval |
Francheval is a French municipality with 609 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Ardennes in the Région Grand Est . The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement Sedan and the canton Sedan-3 (until 2015: canton Sedan-Est ). The inhabitants are called Franchevalois .
geography
Francheval is about eight kilometers east of Sedan on the border with Belgium . Francheval is surrounded by the neighboring communities
- Bouillon (Belgium) in the northeast,
- Pouru-aux-Bois in the east,
- Pouru-Saint-Remy in the southeast,
- Douzy in the south,
- Bazeilles with Rubécourt-et-Lamécourt in the west and south-west and Villers-Cernay in the north-west and north.
Population development
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
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628 | 558 | 539 | 582 | 609 | 593 | 625 | 627 |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |
Personalities
- Jean-Baptiste Berton (1769-1822), General
Web links
Commons : Francheval - collection of images, videos and audio files