Fossé, Ardennes

Fossé
The church in Fossé
Location of Fossé
Fossé
Fossé
Coordinates: 49°26′48″N 5°00′21″E / 49.4467°N 5.0058°E / 49.4467; 5.0058
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentArdennes
ArrondissementVouziers
CantonVouziers
IntercommunalityArgonne Ardennaise
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Christian Hulot[1]
Area
1
8.94 km2 (3.45 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
63
 • Density7.0/km2 (18/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
08176 /08240
Elevation206–329 m (676–1,079 ft)
(avg. 286 m or 938 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Fossé (French pronunciation: [fose]) is a commune in Ardennes, France. The French Egyptologist Adolphe Reinach was killed in Fossé in the first month of the First World War.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 109—    
1975 82−3.98%
1982 86+0.68%
1990 83−0.44%
1999 76−0.97%
2007 55−3.96%
2012 53−0.74%
2017 54+0.37%
2023 63+2.60%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE