Fumay

Fumay
Fumay
Administration
Country France
Region Champagne-Ardenne
Department Ardennes
Arrondissement Charleville-Mézières
Canton Fumay
Intercommunality Ardennes Rives de Meuse
Mayor Jean Blanchemanche
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 116–255 m (381–837 ft)
(avg. 127 m/417 ft)
Land area1 37.56 km2 (14.50 sq mi)
Population2 3,884  (2008)
 - Density 103 /km2 (270 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 08185/ 08170
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Fumay is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France, very close to the Belgian border.

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Geography

It is situated in the Meuse valley, the main part of the town being surrounded by a large meander of the river.

Population

Historical population of Fumay
Year 1793 1806 1821 1831 1836 1841 1846 1851 1856 1861
Population 1815 1891 2213 2421 2654 2903 3390 3447 3535 3918
Year 1866 1872 1876 1881 1886 1891 1896 1901 1906 1911
Population 4699 4565 4857 5231 5176 5065 5281 5668 5836 5790
Year 1921 1926 1931 1936 1946 1954 1962 1968 1975 1982
Population 4789 5339 5376 4940 4013 4837 6185 6426 6147 5782
Year 1990 1999 2008
Population 5363 4667 3884

Economy

Fumay is sometimes known as "The City of Slate" (La Cité de l'Ardoise) due to the slate mining which brought prosperity to the town in the nineteenth century. The last slate mine was closed in 1971.

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