Raucourt-et-Flaba
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region | Grand Est | |
Department | Ardennes | |
Arrondissement | Sedan | |
Canton | Vouziers | |
Community association | Portes du Luxembourg | |
Coordinates | 49 ° 36 ' N , 4 ° 57' E | |
height | 177-320 m | |
surface | 21.83 km 2 | |
Residents | 841 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 39 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 08450 | |
INSEE code | 08354 | |
Website | http://www.raucourt.fr/ | |
Mairie Raucourt-et-Flaba |
Raucourt-et-Flaba is a French commune with 841 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 Vouziers (until 2015: Canton Raucourt-et-Flaba ). The inhabitants are called Raucourtois .
geography
The community is about eleven kilometers south of Sedan . Raucourt-et-Flaba is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Haraucourt in the north, Autrecourt-et-Pourron in the east and northeast, Yoncq in the east and southeast, La Besace in the south, Stonne in the southwest and Maisoncelle-et-Villers in the west.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
Residents | 1,300 | 1,196 | 1.102 | 973 | 923 | 906 | 877 | 869 |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- Saint-Nicaise church
- abandoned temple
- Chapel in Flaba
Personalities
- Rigobert Bonne (1727–1795), mathematician and cartographer
Web links
Commons : Raucourt-et-Flaba - collection of images, videos and audio files