Carignan (French pronunciation: [kaʁiɲɑ̃] ) is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France. It is the seat of a canton. It was known as Yvoy or Yvois until 1662.

Carignan
The church in Carignan
The church in Carignan
Coat of arms of Carignan
Location of Carignan
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Carignan is located in France
Carignan
Carignan
Carignan is located in Grand Est
Carignan
Carignan
Coordinates: 49°38′00″N 5°10′07″E / 49.6333°N 5.1686°E / 49.6333; 5.1686
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentArdennes
ArrondissementSedan
CantonCarignan
IntercommunalityPortes du Luxembourg
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Alain Dassimy[1]
Area
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14.01 km2 (5.41 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,810
 • Density200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
08090 /08110
Elevation161–293 m (528–961 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

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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. A little later it was the home of a stylite ascetic named Wulflaich.

As Yvois, it was part of the Burgundian Netherlands 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 duchy to Prince Eugène-Maurice of Savoy-Carignan, and renamed Carignan in 1662.[3]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 3,674—    
1975 3,724+0.19%
1982 3,646−0.30%
1990 3,359−1.02%
1999 3,259−0.34%
2007 3,178−0.31%
2012 2,987−1.23%
2017 2,885−0.69%
Source: INSEE[4]

International relations

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Carignan is twinned with:

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. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ A. Joanne, Itinéraire général de la France: Vosges et Ardennes, Hachette, 1868, p. 682.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE