Mouzon (French pronunciation: [muzɔ̃]) is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France. It is situated on the river Meuse. On 1 January 2016, the former commune Amblimont was merged into Mouzon.[3]

Mouzon
The town hall in Mouzon
The town hall in Mouzon
Coat of arms of Mouzon
Location of Mouzon
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Mouzon is located in France
Mouzon
Mouzon
Mouzon is located in Grand Est
Mouzon
Mouzon
Coordinates: 49°36′00″N 5°04′00″E / 49.6°N 5.0668°E / 49.6; 5.0668
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentArdennes
ArrondissementSedan
CantonCarignan
IntercommunalityPortes du Luxembourg
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Alain Renard[1]
Area
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41.83 km2 (16.15 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,234
 • Density53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
08311 /08210
Elevation154–333 m (505–1,093 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

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The population data in the table and graph below refer to the commune of Mouzon proper, in its geography at the given years. The commune of Mouzon absorbed the former commune of Villemontry in 1965,[4] and Amblimont in 2016.[3]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,800—    
1800 2,152+2.58%
1806 2,061−0.72%
1821 2,263+0.63%
1831 2,320+0.25%
1836 2,528+1.73%
1841 2,641+0.88%
1846 2,388−1.99%
1851 2,390+0.02%
1866 2,288−0.29%
1872 2,106−1.37%
1876 1,985−1.47%
1881 1,887−1.01%
1886 1,846−0.44%
1891 1,746−1.11%
1896 1,750+0.05%
1901 1,594−1.85%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1906 1,726+1.60%
1911 1,702−0.28%
1921 1,501−1.25%
1926 1,783+3.50%
1931 1,753−0.34%
1936 1,834+0.91%
1946 1,533−1.78%
1954 2,057+3.74%
1962 2,582+2.88%
1968 3,272+4.03%
1975 3,232−0.18%
1982 2,986−1.12%
1990 2,637−1.54%
1999 2,616−0.09%
2007 2,453−0.80%
2012 2,245−1.76%
2017 2,305+0.53%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (2007-2017)[5][6]

Notable people

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b Arrêté préfectoral 14 December 2015 (in French)
  4. ^ a b Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Mouzon, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Populations légales 2012, INSEE
  6. ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2017, INSEE