Vrigne aux Bois
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Ardennes | |
| Arrondissement | Sedan | |
| Canton | Sedan-1 | |
| Community association | Ardenne metropolis | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 44 ' N , 4 ° 51' E | |
| height | 152-248 m | |
| surface | 22.57 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,623 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 161 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 08330 | |
| INSEE code | 08491 | |
| Website | http://www.vrigne-aux-bois.fr/ | |
 Old Town Hall |
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Vrigne aux Bois is a French commune with 3,623 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Sedan and the Canton of Sedan-1 .
The municipality was created with effect from January 1, 2017 as Commune nouvelle through the amalgamation of the formerly independent municipalities Vrigne-aux-Bois and Bosseval-et-Briancourt , which take on the status of a Commune déléguée in the new municipality . To distinguish it from the old church, the new church no longer has any hyphens in its name.
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| District | former INSEE code |
Area (km²) | Population as of January 1, 2017 |
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| Vrigne-aux-Bois (administrative headquarters) | 08491 | 8.04 | 3,207 |
| Bosseval-et-Briancourt | 08072 | 14.53 | 416 |
geography
Vrigne aux Bois is located in northern France on the border with Belgium . The northern municipal border coincides with the state border. Sedan is about 10 kilometers southeast, Reims about 100 kilometers southwest.
Community partnerships
Vrigne aux Bois maintains a partnership with the Thuringian municipality of Bad Tabarz and with the French municipality of Ardin in the Deux-Sèvres department.
Personalities
- Jean Nicolas Gendarme (1769–1845), metal industrialist, born and died in Vrigne
- Marie-Louise Butzig (1944–2017), national soccer player, later councilor and died in Vrigne
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ current population according to INSEE