Carignan, Ardennes
| Carignan | ||
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  Carignan | ||
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Location within Champagne-Ardenne region  Carignan | ||
| Coordinates: 49°38′00″N 5°10′07″E / 49.6333°N 5.1686°ECoordinates: 49°38′00″N 5°10′07″E / 49.6333°N 5.1686°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine | |
| Department | Ardennes | |
| Arrondissement | Sedan | |
| Canton | Carignan | |
| Intercommunality | Trois Cantons | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Denis Lourdelet | |
| Area1 | 14.01 km2 (5.41 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 3,156 | |
| • Density | 230/km2 (580/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 08090 / 08110 | |
| Elevation | 161–293 m (528–961 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. | ||
Carignan is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France. It is the seat of a canton.
History
Carignan was, under the name Epoissium, Eposium, Epusum or Ivosium, a military settlement of the Romans. Gaugericus, bishop of Cambrai, was born in Eposium around 550. As Yvois, it was part of the Duchy of Burgundy in the 15th century. It changed hands between the Habsburg Netherlands and France several times, until it was assigned to France by the 1659 Treaty of the Pyrenees. The town was given as a lordship to Prince Eugène-Maurice of Savoy-Carignan, and renamed Carignan in 1662.[1]
International relations
Twin towns – Sister cities
Carignan is twinned with:
Weinsberg, Germany
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 1,373 | — |
| 1800 | 1,313 | −4.4% |
| 1806 | 1,394 | +6.2% |
| 1821 | 1,468 | +5.3% |
| 1831 | 1,382 | −5.9% |
| 1836 | 1,673 | +21.1% |
| 1841 | 1,792 | +7.1% |
| 1846 | 1,812 | +1.1% |
| 1851 | 1,839 | +1.5% |
| 1866 | 2,051 | +11.5% |
| 1872 | 2,089 | +1.9% |
| 1876 | 2,113 | +1.1% |
| 1881 | 2,098 | −0.7% |
| 1886 | 2,149 | +2.4% |
| 1891 | 2,123 | −1.2% |
| 1896 | 2,224 | +4.8% |
| 1901 | 2,164 | −2.7% |
| 1906 | 2,134 | −1.4% |
| 1911 | 2,216 | +3.8% |
| 1921 | 1,987 | −10.3% |
| 1926 | 2,257 | +13.6% |
| 1931 | 2,338 | +3.6% |
| 1936 | 2,472 | +5.7% |
| 1946 | 1,712 | −30.7% |
| 1954 | 2,720 | +58.9% |
| 1962 | 3,403 | +25.1% |
| 1968 | 3,674 | +8.0% |
| 1975 | 3,724 | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 3,646 | −2.1% |
| 1990 | 3,359 | −7.9% |
| 1999 | 3,259 | −3.0% |
| 2008 | 3,156 | −3.2% |
See also
References
- ↑ A. Joanne, Itinéraire général de la France: Vosges et Ardennes, Hachette, 1868, p. 682.
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