Neuflize
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Ardennes | |
| Arrondissement | Rethel | |
| Canton | Château-Porcien | |
| Community association | Pays Rethélois | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 25 ′ N , 4 ° 18 ′ E | |
| height | 78-146 m | |
| surface | 13.78 km 2 | |
| Residents | 783 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 57 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 08300 | |
| INSEE code | 08314 | |
 Town hall ( Mairie ) of Neuflize |
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Neuflize is a French commune with 783 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region (before 2016 Champagne-Ardenne ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Rethel , the canton of Château-Porcien (until 2015 Juniville ) and the Pays Rethélois municipality .
geography
The return flows through the community. Neuflize is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Tagnon in the north, Perthes in the northeast, Alincourt in the east, Ménil-Lépinois in the south and Le Châtelet-sur-Retourne in the west.
history
During the eighteenth century the textile industry developed in Neuflize. In 1768 the local factories were bought and shut down by Jean-Abraham I Poupart Baron von Neuflize , director of the royal manufactory and mayor of Sedan . In 1868 the Pâté family built a new weaving and spinning mill. Production was stopped by the First World War and rebuilt in 1923. The factory was bought in 1946 by the Lepoutre family from Roubaix . It existed until 1975 under the name ITN (Industrie Textile de Neuflize) . From 1975 to 1977 the Société d'Exploitation Textile took over the business.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 | 2016 |
| Residents | 520 | 541 | 532 | 592 | 598 | 609 | 698 | 757 | 777 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Jean-Baptiste church
