Poix-Terron
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Ardennes | |
| Arrondissement | Charleville-Mezieres | |
| Canton | Nouvion-sur-Meuse | |
| Community association | Crêtes Préardennaises | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 39 ′ N , 4 ° 39 ′ E | |
| height | 171-299 m | |
| surface | 14.26 km 2 | |
| Residents | 819 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 57 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 08430 | |
| INSEE code | 08341 | |
| Website | www.poix-terron.fr | |
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Poix-Terron is a French commune with 819 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region in the canton of Nouvion-sur-Meuse .
location
The municipality consists of the districts of Poix and Terron-lès-Poix , which are about a kilometer apart, and have been a common municipality since 1897. Département road D 27 runs between the towns. West of Poix is the A34 motorway . Poix has a train station on the railway line from Charleville-Mézières to Rethel . The district covers an area of 14.26 km². The place is crossed by the river Vence .
history
During the Second World War , the battle of La Horgne between German and French troops took place in the vicinity of the town on May 14th and 15th, 1940 .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2004 | 2009 | 2014 |
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| Residents | 721 | 693 | 648 | 679 | 736 | 804 | 829 | 834 | 802 |
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Attractions
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In the district of Poix is the 1926 listed building ( monument historique asked) Romanesque church Saint Martin .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Église Saint Martin in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)