Les Mazures
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The road into Les Mazures | |
Location of Les Mazures | |
Les Mazures Les Mazures | |
| Coordinates: 49°53′19″N 4°37′38″E / 49.8886°N 4.6272°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Ardennes |
| Arrondissement | Charleville-Mézières |
| Canton | Bogny-sur-Meuse |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Elisabeth Bonillo-Deram[1] |
Area 1 | 36.14 km2 (13.95 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 846 |
| • Density | 23.4/km2 (60.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 08284 /08500 |
| Elevation | 376 m (1,234 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Les Mazures (French pronunciation: [le mazyʁ]) is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France.
During the Second World War, Les Mazures was the site of a forced labour camp, used by the Nazis for the detainment of Jews and French prisoners of war of North African origin. 288 Jewish men from Antwerp were imprisoned in Les Mazures in July 1942. In October 1942 and January 1944, most of them were deported to Auschwitz, where 239 of them were assassinated.[3][4]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 922 | — |
| 1975 | 789 | −2.20% |
| 1982 | 781 | −0.15% |
| 1990 | 738 | −0.71% |
| 1999 | 774 | +0.53% |
| 2007 | 928 | +2.29% |
| 2012 | 940 | +0.26% |
| 2017 | 903 | −0.80% |
| 2023 | 846 | −1.08% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ Association in Memory of the Judenlager of Les Mazures. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
- ^ Transport XIV-XV: Antwerpse Joden verplicht tewerkgesteld in Frankrijk, Memoriaal Kazerne Dossin. Retrieved 9 February 2026. (in Dutch)
- ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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