Fumay
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Ardennes | |
| Arrondissement | Charleville-Mezieres | |
| Canton | Revin | |
| Community association | Ardenne, Rives de Meuse | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 0 ′ N , 4 ° 42 ′ E | |
| height | 112-466 m | |
| surface | 37.56 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,481 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 93 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 08170 | |
| INSEE code | 08185 | |
| Website | www.fumay.fr | |
Fumay is a French commune with 3481 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) and until 2015 was the capital of the canton of the same name near the Belgian border in the Charleville-Mézières arrondissement of the Ardennes department ( Grand Est region ). Fumay has been part of the Revin canton since 2015 .
geography
Fumay in the Ardennes is of a flow loop ( meander ) of the Maas encircled.
history
In 762 Pippin the Younger gave the land 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 | 2005 | 2010 | 2014 |
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| Residents | 6,185 | 6,426 | 6.147 | 5,782 | 5,363 | 4,667 | 4,060 | 3,697 | 3,534 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | |||||||||
economy
Fumay has been known for its slate industry (slate town of Fumay) since the 12th century . The last slate quarry was closed in 1971.
Reception in art
In Georges Simenon's novel The Train , the people from Fumay flee from the German soldiers by train.
Personalities
- Hervé Carn (* 1949), writer
- Jacmart Charles (1773-1849), Belgian physician
- Claude Georges (1929–1988), painter and graphic artist
- Victorin Jasset (1862-1913), director
- Pol Plançon (1851–1914), opera singer
Fumay with the Saint-Georges church
Fumay from the northeast
Saint-Georges church
Meuse near Fumay
Web links
- fumay.fr (French)