Le Chesne (Ardennes)
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| local community | Bairon et ses environs | |
| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Ardennes | |
| Arrondissement | Vouziers | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 31 ' N , 4 ° 46' E | |
| Post Code | 08390 | |
| Former INSEE code | 08116 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2016 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
 Saint-Jacques church and Canal des Ardennes |
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Le Chesne is a village and a former French commune with 897 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region . It belonged to the arrondissement of Vouziers and the canton of the same name .
With effect from January 1, 2016, the former municipalities of Le Chesne , Louvergny and Les Alleux were merged to form a Commune nouvelle called Bairon et ses environs and have the status of a Commune déléguée in the new municipality .
geography
The place is on the apex of the Canal des Ardennes . The Lac de Bairon reservoir is partly responsible for the water supply of the canal. To the west, a staircase of locks leads down into the valley of the Aisne , to the east the canal first runs through the tunnel of Saint-Aignan and then down into the valley of the Meuse .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2016 |
| Residents | 1078 | 1132 | 1047 | 1041 | 974 | 939 | 981 | 910 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Jacques church, parts from the 14th century
Personalities
- General Simon Marie de Wacquant (1798-1857)
- Lucien Hubert (1868–1938), MP and Senator
- Jules François Joseph Marie Courtehoux (1879–1957), MP
Web links
- Lac de Bairon (French)