Laifour
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Ardennes | |
| Arrondissement | Charlesville-Mezieres | |
| Canton | Bogny-sur-Meuse | |
| Community association | Vallées and Plateau d'Ardenne | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 55 ' N , 4 ° 42' E | |
| height | 127-388 m | |
| surface | 3.25 km 2 | |
| Residents | 449 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 138 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 08800 | |
| INSEE code | 08242 | |
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Laifour is a French commune with 449 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Charlesville-Mézières and the canton of Bogny-sur-Meuse (until 2015: canton of Monthermé ).
geography
Laifour is located about 16 kilometers north of Charleville-Mézières near the border with Belgium on the Meuse (French: Meuse ) in the Ardennes . Laifour is surrounded by the neighboring communities Revin in the north and east, Monthermé in the east and south-east, Deville in the south and Les Mazures in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 682 | 768 | 757 | 691 | 584 | 568 | 513 | 481 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Michel church
Web links
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