Mouzon, Ardennes

Mouzon
Commune
The town hall in Mouzon
Coat of arms
Location of Mouzon
Mouzon Mouzon
Coordinates: 49°36′00″N 5°04′00″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Ardennes
Arrondissement	Sedan
Canton	Carignan
Intercommunality	Portes du Luxembourg
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Gérard Renwez
Area 1	41.83 km2 (16.15 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	2,234
• Density	53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	08311 /08210
Elevation	154–333 m (505–1,093 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Mouzon is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France. It is situated on the river Meuse. On 1 January 2016, the former commune Amblimont was merged into Mouzon.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 1,800 —     1800 2,152 +19.6% 1806 2,061 −4.2% 1821 2,263 +9.8% 1831 2,320 +2.5% 1836 2,528 +9.0% 1841 2,641 +4.5% 1846 2,388 −9.6% 1851 2,390 +0.1% 1866 2,288 −4.3% 1872 2,106 −8.0% 1876 1,985 −5.7% 1881 1,887 −4.9% 1886 1,846 −2.2% 1891 1,746 −5.4% 1896 1,750 +0.2%

Year Pop. ±% 1901 1,594 −8.9% 1906 1,726 +8.3% 1911 1,702 −1.4% 1921 1,501 −11.8% 1926 1,783 +18.8% 1931 1,753 −1.7% 1936 1,834 +4.6% 1946 1,533 −16.4% 1954 2,057 +34.2% 1962 2,582 +25.5% 1968 3,272 +26.7% 1975 3,232 −1.2% 1982 2,987 −7.6% 1990 2,637 −11.7% 1999 2,616 −0.8% 2008 2,392 −8.6%

Notable people

• Raymond Sommer (1906–1950), racing driver

See also

• Communes of the Ardennes department