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Vouziers
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Vouziers is a commune nouvelle in France, established on June 1, 2016, by merging the former communes of Vrizy and Terron-sur-Aisne. It is situated in the Ardennes department within the Grand Est region and serves as the capital of the canton of Vouziers. The municipality has an area of 42.48 square kilometers and shares borders with Sainte-Marie, Bourcq, Grivy-Loisy, and Savigny-sur-Aisne.
The town is located near the Aisne river and has an elevation of 114 meters. Its postal code is 08400. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 4,340 residents and another citing 4,946. The official name of the entity is Vouziers.
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Place details
- Locality
- Vouziers
- Region
- Grand Est
- Country
- France
- Population
- 4,946
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Vouziers
- French commune.commune status
- Subprefecture and commune
- French commune.image
- Saint-Maurille 01.jpg
- French commune.caption
- Saint-Maurille
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Vouziers (Ardenne).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Vouziers
- French commune.canton
- Vouziers
- French commune.INSEE
- 08490
- French commune.postal code
- 08400
- French commune.mayor
- Yann Dugard
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Argonne Ardennaise
- French commune.elevation m
- 148
- French commune.elevation min m
- 89
- French commune.elevation max m
- 186
- French commune.area km2
- 42.48
- French commune.image flag
- File:Flag of Vouziers.gif
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Vouziers
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Geography
- Population
- Twin towns – sister cities
- See also
- References
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Vouziers () is a commune of the Ardennes department, northern France.
Vouziers is the burial place of the pioneer First World War fighter pilot Roland Garros, after whom the Stade Roland Garros in Paris (the location of the French Open tennis tournament) is named. Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk (the first president of Czechoslovakia) fought at Vouziers with the Czechoslovak Legion in France; there is a monument to the legion, and the president's name given to the city lycee (high school). The cellist and conductor Jean Witkowski was born in Vouziers on 23 May 1895.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Vouziers” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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