Vrizy
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| local community | Vouziers | |
| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Ardennes | |
| Arrondissement | Vouziers | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 26 ' N , 4 ° 41' E | |
| Post Code | 08400 | |
| Former INSEE code | 08493 | |
| Incorporation | June 1, 2016 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
.JPG) The branch canal to Vouziers near Vrizy |
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Vrizy is a village and a former French commune with 314 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region . It belonged to the arrondissement of Vouziers and the canton of Attigny .
With effect from June 1, 2016, the former municipalities of Terron-sur-Aisne , Vrizy and Vouziers were merged into a Commune nouvelle with the identical name Vouziers and have the status of a Commune déléguée in the new municipality . The administrative headquarters are in Vouziers.
geography
Vrizy is located around 50 kilometers (as the crow flies) northeast of Reims . Neighboring towns of Vrizy are:
- Voncq in the north,
- Terron-sur-Aisne in the northeast,
- Vandy in the east
- Vouziers in the south and
- Grivy-Loisy to the west.
The former municipality is located on the left bank of the Aisne and on the parallel branch canal of Vouziers , which branches off from the Canal des Ardennes at Rilly-sur-Aisne . In a bend in the river Aisne was an enclave that was completely enclosed by the municipality of the neighboring municipality of Vandy .
history
First mentioned in 1145, Vrizy was an important center of basket making. Around 1920 more than 500 basket weavers worked in Vrizy.
During the First World War , the Feldfliegerabteilung 10, in which the German flying ace Max Immelmann served, was stationed in Vrizy.
Population development
| year | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 |
| Residents | 366 | 356 | 343 | 342 | 360 | 361 | 316 |
Attractions
- Saint Maurice Gothic Church - Monument historique since 1920.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Decree of the Prefecture No. 2016-236 of 9 May 2016, after which the Commune nouvelle Vouziers was formed.
- ^ Église Saint Maurice in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)