Vandy
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Ardennes | |
| Arrondissement | Vouziers | |
| Canton | Vouziers | |
| Community association | Argonne Ardennaise | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 26 ' N , 4 ° 42' E | |
| height | 89-207 m | |
| surface | 11.11 km 2 | |
| Residents | 207 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 19 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 08400 | |
| INSEE code | 08461 | |
_-_la_Mairie_-_Photo_Francis_Neuvens_lesardennesvuesdusol.fotoloft.fr.JPG) Vandy Town Hall ( Mairie ) |
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Vandy is a French commune with 207 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Vouziers , the Canton of Vouziers and the Argonne Ardennaise municipality .
geography
The municipality is located on the slopes of the Aisne Valley. In addition, a branch of the Ardennes Canal runs through the village. Vandy is located about seven kilometers northeast of the canton capital Vouziers and about 50 kilometers south of the prefecture Charleville-Mézières . Vandy is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Vouziers in the southwest, west (district Vrizy ) and northwest (district Terron-sur-Aisne ), Les Alleux in the north, Quatre-Champs in the east and Ballay in the southeast.
history
Discoveries on the heights of Vandy indicate the first human settlement of this region during the Neolithic Age . The current place was created in the Gallo-Roman period.
During the First World War , the village was occupied by German troops in September 1914. By the end of the war, Vandy was 90 percent destroyed.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2004 | 2009 | 2016 |
| Residents | 250 | 228 | 227 | 230 | 228 | 212 | 188 | 174 | 207 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Rémi church
