Signy-le-Petit
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Ardennes | |
| Arrondissement | Charleville-Mezieres | |
| Canton | Rocroi | |
| Community association | Ardennes Thiérache | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 54 ' N , 4 ° 17' E | |
| height | 222–338 m | |
| surface | 38.72 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,243 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 32 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 08380 | |
| INSEE code | 08420 | |
| Website | www.signy-le-petit.com | |
Signy-le-Petit is a French commune with 1243 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Grand Est region in the Ardennes department . It is located in the arrondissement of Charleville-Mézières and is part of the canton of Rocroi .
geography
Signy-le-Petit is located in the valley of the Gland River , five kilometers south of the border with Belgium in the Ardennes Regional Nature Park .
Signy-le-Petit station was on the Charleville-Mézières – Hirson line .
Field airfield in World War II
During the advance of the German Wehrmacht after the start of their western campaign , pasture near Signey-le-Petit was temporarily converted into a field airfield in mid-May 1940 . Bf 109E von Stab und III used this until the beginning of June 1940 . Group of Jagdgeschwader 2 , with Group I of Jagdgeschwader 21 joining them for a few days at the beginning . Afterwards, the fourth (Stuka) group of Lehrgeschwader 1 with its Ju 87B lay here for a few days in the first half of June 1940 as the last unit of the Air Force .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2014 |
| Residents | 1,821 | 1,592 | 1,543 | 1,361 | 1,280 | 1.314 | 1,292 | 1,261 |
Attractions
- Saint-Nicolas church
