Gué-d'Hossus

Gué-d'Hossus
region	Grand Est
Department	Ardennes
Arrondissement	Charleville-Mezieres
Canton	Rocroi
Community association	Vallées and Plateau d'Ardenne
Coordinates	49 ° 57 '  N , 4 ° 32'  E Coordinates: 49 ° 57 '  N , 4 ° 32'  E
surface	5.23 km 2
Residents	526 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	101 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	08230
INSEE code	08202
Town hall (Mairie) of Gué-d'Hossus

Gué-d'Hossus is a French commune with 526 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region (before 2016 Champagne-Ardenne ). It belongs to the arrondissement Charleville-Mézières , the canton Rocroi and the municipality association Vallées et Plateau d'Ardenne .

geography

The municipality is located in the Ardennes Regional Nature Park, founded in 2011 . Gué-d'Hossus is surrounded by the canton capital Rocroi in the east and south, by the neighboring municipality of Taillette in the west and by the Belgian municipality of Couvin in the north.

history

During the First World War , the village was destroyed by the German army on August 26, 1914.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2005	2015
Residents	631	543	452	500	525	504	511	529
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

Saint-Luc church

• Saint-Luc church

Web links

Commons : Gué-d'Hossus  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Il ya 100 ans, le 26 août 1914, le village de Gué d'Hossus était complètement détruit par l'armée allemande. , ISSN  0183-8415 Le Courrier La Gazette, No. 2357, 7 August 2014, p. 35