Charleville-Mézières
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Charleville-Mézières | |
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Country | France |
Region | Grand Est |
Department | Ardennes |
Arrondissement | Charleville-Mézières |
Intercommunality | Cœur d'Ardenne |
Government | |
• Mayor (2014–2020) | Boris Ravignon |
Area 1 | 31.44 km2 (12.14 sq mi) |
Population (2009
[1]) | 49,975 |
• Density | 1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 08105 /08000 |
Elevation | 133–323 m (436–1,060 ft) (avg. 148 m or 486 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Charleville-Mézières (French pronunciation: [ʃaʁ.lə.vil.me.zjɛʁ]) is a commune in northern France, capital of the Ardennes department in the Champagne-Ardenne region. Charleville-Mézières is located on the banks of the Meuse River.
History
The commune of Charleville-Mézières was created in 1966 by the fusion of two adjacent communities, Charleville and Mézières. Another commune, Le Theux, had already been merged into Mézières in 1965. It has a population of about 51,000. The inhabitants of Charleville were known as Carolopolitains; those of Mézières as Macériens. The inhabitants of the new merged community are called Carolomacériens. It was also formerly home to an armory, which is the namesake of the Charleville musket. One of the most famous French poets Arthur Rimbaud was born in Charlesville. Famous farmer Henry Fisher also lives in the countryside of Charleville.
Climate
Climate data for Charleville-Mézières (1981–2010 averages) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 15.0 (59.0) |
17.5 (63.5) |
22.0 (71.6) |
28.1 (82.6) |
30.7 (87.3) |
34.9 (94.8) |
35.3 (95.5) |
37.0 (98.6) |
30.7 (87.3) |
27.7 (81.9) |
19.9 (67.8) |
15.6 (60.1) |
37.0 (98.6) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.1 (41.2) |
6.6 (43.9) |
10.8 (51.4) |
14.6 (58.3) |
18.8 (65.8) |
21.6 (70.9) |
24.1 (75.4) |
23.7 (74.7) |
19.6 (67.3) |
14.9 (58.8) |
9.1 (48.4) |
5.7 (42.3) |
14.6 (58.3) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.5 (31.1) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
1.6 (34.9) |
3.3 (37.9) |
7.3 (45.1) |
10.2 (50.4) |
12.1 (53.8) |
11.7 (53.1) |
8.9 (48.0) |
6.2 (43.2) |
2.7 (36.9) |
0.5 (32.9) |
5.3 (41.5) |
Record low °C (°F) | −17.5 (0.5) |
−16.7 (1.9) |
−13.8 (7.2) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
1.7 (35.1) |
0.4 (32.7) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
−11.8 (10.8) |
−16.4 (2.5) |
−17.5 (0.5) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 102.3 (4.03) |
77.0 (3.03) |
82.5 (3.25) |
62.7 (2.47) |
69.4 (2.73) |
70.4 (2.77) |
74.6 (2.94) |
70.8 (2.79) |
67.2 (2.65) |
88.3 (3.48) |
86.9 (3.42) |
106.3 (4.19) |
958.4 (37.73) |
Average precipitation days | 13.7 | 11.3 | 13.3 | 10.9 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 | 9.6 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 12.9 | 14.1 | 139.5 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 53.6 | 66.5 | 118.5 | 163.5 | 186.6 | 195.2 | 206.3 | 196.9 | 143.5 | 97.2 | 45.6 | 42.6 | 1,515.9 |
Source: Météo France[2][3] |
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1793 | 7,240 | — |
1800 | 7,724 | +6.7% |
1806 | 8,430 | +9.1% |
1821 | 8,320 | −1.3% |
1831 | 7,773 | −6.6% |
1836 | 8,878 | +14.2% |
1841 | 9,875 | +11.2% |
1846 | 9,353 | −5.3% |
1851 | 9,162 | −2.0% |
1866 | 11,244 | +22.7% |
1872 | 12,676 | +12.7% |
1876 | 13,759 | +8.5% |
1881 | 16,185 | +17.6% |
1886 | 16,906 | +4.5% |
1891 | 17,390 | +2.9% |
1896 | 17,805 | +2.4% |
1901 | 18,772 | +5.4% |
1906 | 20,702 | +10.3% |
1911 | 22,654 | +9.4% |
1921 | 21,689 | −4.3% |
1926 | 22,634 | +4.4% |
1931 | 22,708 | +0.3% |
1936 | 22,557 | −0.7% |
1946 | 20,193 | −10.5% |
1954 | 22,536 | +11.6% |
1962 | 24,668 | +9.5% |
1968 | 55,343 | +124.4% |
1975 | 60,176 | +8.7% |
1982 | 58,667 | −2.5% |
1990 | 57,008 | −2.8% |
1999 | 55,490 | −2.7% |
2008 | 50,876 | −8.3% |
2009 | 49,975 | −1.8% |
Culture
Puppetry is an important part of the cultural life of Charleville-Mézières, which is called the "World Capital of Puppetry Arts". An international puppet festival has been held there every three years since 1961 and became biennial event in 2011.[4] The town is also home to the world headquarters of UNIMA[5] as well as the International Puppetry Institute (French: Institut International de la Marionnette),[6] which is housed in a historic building featuring a giant automaton of a puppeteer who performs a puppet show every hour on the hour.
The poet Arthur Rimbaud (1854–1891) was born in Charleville. The fr is located in the old water mill (Le Vieux Moulin) to the north of the town.
Transport
City buses are run by TAC,[7] Transports de l’Agglomération de Charleville-Mézières. The Gare de Charleville-Mézières railway station offers connections to Paris (by TGV), Reims, Lille, Metz and regional destinations.
Sport
OFC Charleville represent the town at association football. Étoile de Charleville-Mézières is a basketball club.
International relations
Charleville-Mézières is twinned with:[8]
- Nevers, France
- Mantua, Italy
- Dülmen, Germany
- Euskirchen, Germany
- Nordhausen, Germany
- Iida, Japan
See also
References
- ^ "Insee - Chiffres cls : Commune de Charleville-Mzires (08105)". Insee.fr. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ^ "Données climatiques de la station de Charleville-Mézières" (in French). Meteo France. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ "Climat Champagne-Ardenne" (in French). Meteo France. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ "L'histoire". Festival-marionnette.com. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ^ "UNIMA: Accueil". Unima.org. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ^ "INSTITUT INTERNATIONAL DE LA MARIONNETTE - IIM". Marionnette.com. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ^ [1] Archived 2010-04-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Les villes jumelles". charleville-mezieres.fr. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
External links
- Official website
- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 18 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 351.