Vireux-Molhain
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Ardennes | |
| Arrondissement | Charleville-Mezieres | |
| Canton | Givet | |
| Community association | Ardenne, Rives de Meuse | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 5 ' N , 4 ° 43' E | |
| height | 107-306 m | |
| surface | 8.29 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,498 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 181 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 08320 | |
| INSEE code | 08486 | |
Vireux-Molhain is a French commune with 1,498 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region . It belongs to the arrondissement Charleville-Mézières and to the community association Communauté de communes Ardenne, Rives de Meuse .
geography
It is located at the confluence of the Viroin in the Meuse , on the left bank of the Meuse and connects directly to the neighboring municipality of Vireux-Wallerand .
history
In the 3rd and 4th centuries there was a Roman fort on Mont Vireux , a mountain spur to the left of the Meuse south of the Virion estuary . Not far from there, the associated burial ground with important finds from late antiquity was uncovered. In the 8th century a collegiate church was built in what is now the district of Molhain, the crypt of which is still preserved under the current church. Mont Vireux was fortified again in the 13th to 14th centuries.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2017 |
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| Residents | 2017 | 1939 | 2039 | 1936 | 1923 | 1835 | 1674 | 1498 |
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Attractions
- The collegiate church ( Eglise-collégiale de Molhain ) is classified as a historic monument .
- The Saint-Martin church dates from the 18th century.
- The partially well-preserved building fabric from the 16th to 18th centuries includes houses on Place de la Collégiale , Rue de la Jussière, Rue de la Tannerie and Avenue Roger-Posty .
- The local tourist office has a permanent exhibition of fossils from the area.
Infrastructure
The centers of both Vireux villages are connected by a bridge over the Meuse.
Of the traffic routes through the Meuse valley, the national road 51 and the railway line from Charleville to Givet run on the left bank of the Meuse, and the Voie Transardenne cycle path on the right . The old railway line to Mariembourg is used by the museum railway Chemin de fer à vapeur des 3 vallées (three valleys steam train), but their trains end across the Belgian border in Viroinval-Treignes .
