Rocquigny (Ardennes)

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Rocquigny
Rocquigny coat of arms
Rocquigny (France)
Rocquigny
region Grand Est
Department Ardennes
Arrondissement Rethel
Canton Signy-l'Abbaye
Community association Crêtes Préardennaises
Coordinates 49 ° 41 ′  N , 4 ° 15 ′  E Coordinates: 49 ° 41 ′  N , 4 ° 15 ′  E
height 128-261 m
surface 36.85 km 2
Residents 686 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 19 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 08220
INSEE code 08366

Rocquigny town hall (Mairie)

Rocquigny is a French commune with 686 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 and the canton of Signy-l'Abbaye (until 2015 canton of Chaumont-Porcien ).

The formerly independent localities of La Hardoye , Mainbressy and Mainbresson belong to the municipality .

geography

Rocquigny is located about 38 kilometers north-northeast of Reims . Rocquigny is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Résigny in the north and north-west, Le Fréty in the north, Saint-Jean-aux-Bois in the north-east, La Romagne in the east, Chaumont-Porcien in the south and south-west, Rubigny , Vaux-lès-Rubigny and Raillimont in the West, Rouvroy-sur-Serre to the west and north-west and Grandrieux to the north-west.

Population development

1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
539 541 896 854 775 755 748 669
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Buildings

  • Saint-Christophe Church
  • Saint-Urbain church in La Hardoye
  • Former town hall of Mainbressy
  • grange

  • Saint Christophe fortified church

  • Saint-Urbain church

  • grange

  • Former town hall of Mainbressy

Personalities

Web links

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