Foisches
Commune in Grand Est, France
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Foisches (French pronunciation: [fwaʃ]) is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France.
Foisches | |
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 Templar chateau-farm | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Foisches | |
  Foisches  Foisches | |
| Coordinates: 50°07′39″N 4°46′48″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Ardennes |
| Arrondissement | Charleville-Mézières |
| Canton | Givet |
| Intercommunality | Ardenne Rives de Meuse |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Richard Debowski[1] |
Area 1 | 4.65 km2 (1.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 233 |
| • Density | 50.1/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 08175 /08600 |
| Elevation | 113 m (371 ft) |
| Website | foisches |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The Pointe de Givet National Nature Reserve is partly located on the commune.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 212 | — |
| 1975 | 196 | −1.11% |
| 1982 | 190 | −0.44% |
| 1990 | 215 | +1.56% |
| 1999 | 193 | −1.19% |
| 2007 | 233 | +2.38% |
| 2012 | 213 | −1.78% |
| 2017 | 204 | −0.86% |
| 2023 | 233 | +2.24% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
