Juniville
Commune in Grand Est, France
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Juniville (French pronunciation: [ʒynivil]) is a commune in the Ardennes department and Grand Est region of north-eastern France.
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.JPG) The church and war memorial in Juniville | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Juniville | |
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| Coordinates: 49°23′54″N 4°23′00″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Ardennes |
| Arrondissement | Rethel |
| Canton | Château-Porcien |
| Intercommunality | Pays Rethélois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Christian Cogniard[1] |
Area 1 | 26.2 km2 (10.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,224 |
| • Density | 46.7/km2 (121/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 08239 /08310 |
| Elevation | 88–147 m (289–482 ft) (avg. 99 m or 325 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 | 718 | — |
| 1975 | 720 | +0.04% |
| 1982 | 760 | +0.78% |
| 1990 | 829 | +1.09% |
| 1999 | 844 | +0.20% |
| 2009 | 1,214 | +3.70% |
| 2014 | 1,206 | −0.13% |
| 2020 | 1,247 | +0.56% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Personalities
- The poet Paul Verlaine rented a room in Juniville in the 1880s, close to the farm where his pupil Lucien Létinois lived. The village inn has been restored and turned into a museum dedicated to Verlaine.
