Fossé, Ardennes
Commune in Grand Est, France
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Fossé (French pronunciation: [fose]) is a commune in Ardennes, France. The French Egyptologist Adolphe Reinach was killed in Fossé in the first month of the First World War.
Fossé | |
|---|---|
 The church in Fossé | |
 Location of Fossé | |
  Fossé Location within France  Fossé Location within Grand Est | |
| Coordinates: 49°26′48″N 5°00′21″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Ardennes |
| Arrondissement | Vouziers |
| Canton | Vouziers |
| Intercommunality | Argonne Ardennaise |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Christian Hulot[1] |
Area 1 | 8.94 km2 (3.45 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 63 |
| • Density | 7.0/km2 (18/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 08176 /08240 |
| Elevation | 206–329 m (676–1,079 ft) (avg. 286 m or 938 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 | 109 | — |
| 1975 | 82 | −3.98% |
| 1982 | 86 | +0.68% |
| 1990 | 83 | −0.44% |
| 1999 | 76 | −0.97% |
| 2007 | 55 | −3.96% |
| 2012 | 53 | −0.74% |
| 2017 | 54 | +0.37% |
| 2023 | 63 | +2.60% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
