Chuffilly-Roche
Commune in Grand Est, France
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Chuffilly-Roche is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France. It was created, in 1828, by amalgamating the communes of Chuffilly-et-Coigny and Roche-et-Méry.
Chuffilly-Roche | |
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 The town hall in Chuffilly-Roche | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Chuffilly-Roche | |
  Chuffilly-Roche  Chuffilly-Roche | |
| Coordinates: 49°26′53″N 4°36′28″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Ardennes |
| Arrondissement | Vouziers |
| Canton | Attigny |
| Intercommunality | Crêtes Préardennaises |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Guy Morlet[1] |
Area 1 | 7.67 km2 (2.96 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 69 |
| • Density | 9.0/km2 (23/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 08123 /08130 |
| Elevation | 107 m (351 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 126 | — |
| 1975 | 116 | −1.17% |
| 1982 | 84 | −4.51% |
| 1990 | 100 | +2.20% |
| 1999 | 91 | −1.04% |
| 2007 | 88 | −0.42% |
| 2012 | 88 | +0.00% |
| 2017 | 75 | −3.15% |
| 2023 | 69 | −1.38% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Personalities
Arthur Rimbaud, French poet, lived for a while in Roche, where his family had a farm. He wrote several works there, notably Une saison en enfer (A Season in Hell) and Le bateau ivre (The Drunken Boat).
