Revin
For other uses, see Revin (name).
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Location within Grand Est region  Revin | |
| Coordinates: 49°56′00″N 4°38′00″E / 49.9333°N 4.6333°ECoordinates: 49°56′00″N 4°38′00″E / 49.9333°N 4.6333°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Ardennes |
| Arrondissement | Charleville-Mézières |
| Canton | Revin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Philippe Vuilque |
| Area1 | 38.42 km2 (14.83 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 7,462 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 08363 / 08500 |
| Elevation | 117–469 m (384–1,539 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Revin (French pronunciation: [ʁǝvɛ̃]) is a commune in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region in northern France.
Revin is situated on the banks of the Meuse. The Revin Pumped Storage Power Plant is near Revin.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 1,787 | — |
| 1800 | 1,652 | −7.6% |
| 1806 | 1,812 | +9.7% |
| 1821 | 1,944 | +7.3% |
| 1831 | 2,123 | +9.2% |
| 1836 | 2,309 | +8.8% |
| 1841 | 2,631 | +13.9% |
| 1846 | 2,765 | +5.1% |
| 1851 | 2,947 | +6.6% |
| 1866 | 3,208 | +8.9% |
| 1872 | 3,367 | +5.0% |
| 1876 | 3,550 | +5.4% |
| 1881 | 4,136 | +16.5% |
| 1886 | 4,027 | −2.6% |
| 1891 | 4,292 | +6.6% |
| 1896 | 4,690 | +9.3% |
| 1901 | 5,038 | +7.4% |
| 1906 | 5,377 | +6.7% |
| 1911 | 5,924 | +10.2% |
| 1921 | 5,513 | −6.9% |
| 1926 | 6,996 | +26.9% |
| 1931 | 7,999 | +14.3% |
| 1936 | 7,826 | −2.2% |
| 1946 | 6,551 | −16.3% |
| 1954 | 8,498 | +29.7% |
| 1962 | 11,244 | +32.3% |
| 1968 | 12,156 | +8.1% |
| 1975 | 11,607 | −4.5% |
| 1982 | 10,465 | −9.8% |
| 1990 | 9,371 | −10.5% |
| 1999 | 8,963 | −4.4% |
| 2008 | 7,462 | −16.7% |
Personalities
Yazid Mansouri, the Algeria national football team captain was born in Revin.
See also
- Communes of the Ardennes department
- Former industrial areas in western Europe were hurting even before the economic crisis, by Paul Ames. 12 Feb 2010.
References
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