Carignan, Ardennes

Carignan (French pronunciation: [kaʁiɲɑ̃] (listen)) is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France. It is the seat of a canton. It was known as Yvoy or Yvois until 1662.

Carignan
Commune
The church in Carignan
Coat of arms
Location of Carignan
Carignan
Carignan
Coordinates: 49°38′00″N 5°10′07″E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentArdennes
ArrondissementSedan
CantonCarignan
IntercommunalityPortes du Luxembourg
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Alain Dassimy
Area
1
14.01 km2 (5.41 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[1]
2,880
 • Density210/km2 (530/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
08090 /08110
Elevation161–293 m (528–961 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

Carignan was, under the name Epoissium, Eposium, Epusum or Ivosium, a military settlement of the Romans. Gaugericus, bishop of Cambrai, was born in Eposium around 550. A little later it was the home of a stylite ascetic named Wulflaich.

As Yvois, it was part of the Duchy of Burgundy in the 15th century. It changed hands between the Habsburg Netherlands and France several times, until it was assigned to France by the 1659 Treaty of the Pyrenees. The town was given as a lordship to Prince Eugène-Maurice of Savoy-Carignan, and renamed Carignan in 1662.[2]

International relations
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Carignan is twinned with:

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
20063,188—    
20073,178−0.3%
20083,156−0.7%
20093,167+0.3%
20103,107−1.9%
20113,047−1.9%
20122,987−2.0%
20132,967−0.7%
20142,954−0.4%
20152,931−0.8%
20162,908−0.8%

Politics

Presidential Elections 2nd Round
ElectionWinning CandidateParty%
2017 Emmanuel Macron EM 50.38
2012 François Hollande PS 55.90
2007 Ségolène Royal PS 51.19
2002 Jacques Chirac RPR 77.23

[3]

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2018". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2020.
  2. A. Joanne, Itinéraire général de la France: Vosges et Ardennes, Hachette, 1868, p. 682.
  3. http://www.lemonde.fr/data/france/presidentielle-2017/


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