Mouzon (Ardennes, place)
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| local community | Mouzon | |
| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Ardennes | |
| Arrondissement | Sedan | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 36 ' N , 5 ° 5' E | |
| Post Code | 08210 | |
| Former INSEE code | 08311 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2016 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
 Notre-Dame Abbey |
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Mouzon is a village and a former French commune with 2,086 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region . It belonged to the Arrondissement of Sedan and the Canton of Carignan .
With effect from January 1, 2016, the former municipalities of Amblimont and Mouzon were merged into a Commune nouvelle with the identical name Mouzon and have the status of a Commune déléguée in the new municipality . The administrative headquarters are in Mouzon.
location
The place lies at the transition of the Roman road from Reims to Trier over the Maas .
history
Mouzon was a river port as early as Celtic times. In the Middle Ages, Mouzon was a fiefdom as a fortress on the Meuse, which also extended to Sedan , which is much more important today . Buildings from the 13th and 15th centuries have survived from this period, including a Benedictine monastery (today a retirement home) and - only in the department - a Gothic abbey church, which houses an organ by Christophe Moucherel from 1725.
Further historical data:
- Synod of Mouzon in early 948 in preparation for the universal synod of Ingelheim
- Gottfried von Calw conducted negotiations in Mouzon in 1119
- The city and the fortress of Mouzon were besieged by the French king's troops in 1652, during the Fronde . It only surrendered on October 1, 1653.
On August 12, 1920, the municipality was awarded the Croix de guerre 1914-1918 .
Attractions
- the Notre-Dame Abbey with the organ by Christophe Moucherel from 1725
- the former abbey and its gardens
- the fortifications, especially the Porte de Bourgogne (15th - 17th centuries)
- the church of Sainte-Geneviève from the 16th and 17th centuries west of the Meuse
- the Gallo-Roman site of Le Flavier
Towers of the Notre-Dame Abbey
Sainte-Geneviève church
Meuse Canal in Mouzon
Burgundian gate in the city fortifications
Personalities
- Isabelle Coffin
- Jean Hardy (1763-1802), General
- Eugène Charles Miroy (1828–1871), Catholic priest, known as Abbé Miroy ,
- Raymond Sommer (1906–1950), racing car driver
