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Falaise
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commune in Ardennes, France
OverviewAI-generated
Falaise is a commune in France, situated within the Ardennes department and the arrondissement of Vouziers. It lies in the Grand Est region and is part of the canton of Attigny. The municipality borders La Croix-aux-Bois, Longwé, Olizy-Primat, and Savigny-sur-Aisne, and is located next to the Aisne river. Its official name is Falaise, Guibray-la-Montagne.
The area covers 9.52 square kilometers with an elevation of 196 meters above sea level. The population is recorded as 346, comprising 158 males and 173 females. The postal code for the commune is 08400. Falaise received the Croix de guerre 1914–1918 award.
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Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Grand Est
- Department
- Ardennes
- Arrondissement
- Vouziers
- Canton
- Attigny
- Intercommunality
- Argonne Ardennaise
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Jacques Lantenois
- Area
- 9.52 km (3.68 sq mi)
- Density
- 36.3/km (94.1/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 08164 /08400
- Elevation
- 120 m (390 ft)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Guibray-la-Montagne
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Vouziers
- Population
- 346
- Area
- 9.52
- Elevation
- 133
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Body of water
- Aisne
- Shares border with
- Vouziers
- Image
- Falaise-FR-08-mairie-01.jpg
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- Commons category
- Falaise (Ardennes)
- postal code
- 08400
- different from
- La Falaise
- associated electoral district
- canton of Attigny
- male population
- 158
- female population
- 173
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-3-24-71-60-10
via Wikidata · CC0
Travel guide
Understand
In August 1944, two German armies were encircled in the area west of Falaise and mostly destroyed by the Allies, though they fought hard to escape via the Falaise gap to the east. Some 10,000 German troops were killed and 50,000 taken prisoner. Two-thirds of Falaise was destroyed by Allied bombing before the town was eventually taken by Canadian and Polish troops. Falaise was largely restored after the war.
Go next
Having visited Falaise, you might like an excursion to other places that were important in the life of William the Conqueror. Caen and Bayeux lie less than 1 h to the north of the city.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
Falaise ( French pronunciation: [falɛz] ) is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France.
Population
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Falaise” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.