Charleville-Mézières
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Place Ducale | ||
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  Charleville-Mézières | ||
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Location within Champagne-Ardenne region  Charleville-Mézières | ||
| Coordinates: 49°46′19″N 4°42′58″E / 49.7719°N 4.7161°ECoordinates: 49°46′19″N 4°42′58″E / 49.7719°N 4.7161°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Champagne-Ardenne | |
| Department | Ardennes | |
| Arrondissement | Charleville-Mézières | |
| Intercommunality | Cœur d'Ardenne | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Boris Ravignon | |
| Area1 | 31.44 km2 (12.14 sq mi) | |
| Population (2009 [1])2 | 49,975 | |
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 08105 / 08000 | |
| Elevation |
133–323 m (436–1,060 ft) (avg. 148 m or 486 ft) | |
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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. | ||
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Charleville-Mézières (French pronunciation: [ʃaʁ.lə.vil.me.zjɛʁ]) is a commune in northern France, capital of the Ardennes department in the Champagne-Ardenne region. Charleville-Mézières is located on the banks of the Meuse River.
History
The commune of Charleville-Mézières was created in 1966 by the fusion of two adjacent communities, Charleville and Mézières. Another commune, Le Theux, had already been merged into Mézières in 1965. It has a population of about 51,000. The inhabitants of Charleville were known as Carolopolitains; those of Mézières as Macériens. The inhabitants of the new merged community are called Carolomacériens.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 7,240 | — |
| 1800 | 7,724 | +6.7% |
| 1806 | 8,430 | +9.1% |
| 1821 | 8,320 | −1.3% |
| 1831 | 7,773 | −6.6% |
| 1836 | 8,878 | +14.2% |
| 1841 | 9,875 | +11.2% |
| 1846 | 9,353 | −5.3% |
| 1851 | 9,162 | −2.0% |
| 1866 | 11,244 | +22.7% |
| 1872 | 12,676 | +12.7% |
| 1876 | 13,759 | +8.5% |
| 1881 | 16,185 | +17.6% |
| 1886 | 16,906 | +4.5% |
| 1891 | 17,390 | +2.9% |
| 1896 | 17,805 | +2.4% |
| 1901 | 18,772 | +5.4% |
| 1906 | 20,702 | +10.3% |
| 1911 | 22,654 | +9.4% |
| 1921 | 21,689 | −4.3% |
| 1926 | 22,634 | +4.4% |
| 1931 | 22,708 | +0.3% |
| 1936 | 22,557 | −0.7% |
| 1946 | 20,193 | −10.5% |
| 1954 | 22,536 | +11.6% |
| 1962 | 24,668 | +9.5% |
| 1968 | 55,343 | +124.4% |
| 1975 | 60,176 | +8.7% |
| 1982 | 58,667 | −2.5% |
| 1990 | 57,008 | −2.8% |
| 1999 | 55,490 | −2.7% |
| 2008 | 50,876 | −8.3% |
| 2009 | 49,975 | −1.8% |
Culture
A marionette festival (French: Le festival des marionnettes) has been held there every three years since 1961. However, starting from 2011 marks its transition to a biennial event. There is also a giant marionette incorporated into a building, displaying a little show every 15 minutes when working normally.
The poet Arthur Rimbaud (1854–1891) was born in Charleville. The Musée Rimbaud (Rimbaud museum) is located in the old water mill (Le Vieux Moulin) to the north of the town.
Transport
City buses are run by TAC, Transports de l’Agglomération de Charleville-Mézières. The Gare de Charleville-Mézières railway station offers connections to Paris (by TGV), Reims, Lille, Metz and regional destinations.
Sport
OFC Charleville represent the town at association football.
International relations
Charleville-Mézières is twinned with:[2]
Nevers, France
Mantua, Italy
Dülmen, Germany- Euskirchen, Germany
- Nordhausen, Germany
Iida, Japan
See also
References
- ↑ "Insee - Chiffres cls : Commune de Charleville-Mzires (08105)".
- ↑ "Les villes jumelles". charleville-mezieres.fr. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Charleville-Mézières. |
- Official website
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Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Mézières". Encyclopædia Britannica 18 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 351.
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