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commune in Ardennes, France

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Fossé is a commune in France, situated within the canton of Buzancy and the arrondissement of Vouziers in the Ardennes department. It lies in the Grand Est region and shares borders with Bar-lès-Buzancy, Belval-Bois-des-Dames, Buzancy, and Nouart. The official postal code for the area is 08240.

The commune covers an area of 8.94 square kilometers. Population figures vary by source, with one record listing 109 residents and another citing 75. The elevation above sea level is recorded as 329 meters in one dataset and 292 meters in another. The local timezone is Europe/Paris.

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Place details

Locality
Fossé
Region
Grand Est
Country
France
Population
75

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Air quality

34US AQIGood
PM2.5
4.8 µg/m³
PM10
7.0 µg/m³
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Key facts

Country
France
Region
Grand Est
Department
Ardennes
Arrondissement
Vouziers
Canton
Vouziers
Intercommunality
Argonne Ardennaise
Mayor 2020 2026
Christian Hulot
Area
8.94 km (3.45 sq mi)
Density
7.0/km (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)

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Fossé
Country
France
Population
63
Area
8.94
Elevation
283
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Shares border with
Vaux-en-Dieulet
Image
Fossé 1.JPG
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Commons category
Fossé (Ardennes)
postal code
08240
different from
Fosse
associated electoral district
canton of Vouziers
male population
26
female population
28
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-3-24-71-09-38
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Encyclopedic overview

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.

Population

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