Guincourt

Guincourt
Guincourt

Coordinates: 49°33′29″N 4°37′37″E / 49.5581°N 4.6269°E / 49.5581; 4.6269Coordinates: 49°33′29″N 4°37′37″E / 49.5581°N 4.6269°E / 49.5581; 4.6269
Country France
Region Grand Est
Department Ardennes
Arrondissement Vouziers
Canton Tourteron
Intercommunality Crêtes Préardennaises
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean-Michel Thiry
Area1 5.31 km2 (2.05 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 96
  Density 18/km2 (47/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 08204 / 08130

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.

Guincourt is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France, in the former county of Vermandois. It lies just off the old road between Tourteron and Saint-Loup-Terrier.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
196276    
196899+30.3%
197585−14.1%
198277−9.4%
199078+1.3%
199995+21.8%
200896+1.1%

Personalities

Jean de Schulemberg, comte de Montejeux, a marshal of France, was born in the château.

See also

References

    Wikimedia Commons has media related to Guincourt.


    This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 3/15/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.