Chuffilly-Roche
Chuffilly-Roche is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France. It was created, in 1828, by amalgamating the communes of Chuffilly-et-Coigny and Roche-et-Méry.
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 The town hall in Chuffilly-Roche | |
.svg.png) Coat of arms | |
Location of Chuffilly-Roche 
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| Coordinates: 49°26′53″N 4°36′28″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Ardennes |
| Arrondissement | Vouziers |
| Canton | Attigny |
| Intercommunality | Crêtes Préardennaises |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Bernard Aubry |
| Area 1 | 7.67 km2 (2.96 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 75 |
| • Density | 9.8/km2 (25/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 08123 /08130 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 120 | — |
| 1968 | 126 | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 116 | −7.9% |
| 1982 | 84 | −27.6% |
| 1990 | 100 | +19.0% |
| 1999 | 91 | −9.0% |
| 2008 | 89 | −2.2% |
Personalities
Arthur Rimbaud, French poet, lived for a while in Roche, where his family had a farm. He wrote several works there, notably Une saison en enfer (A Season in Hell) and Le bateau ivre (The Drunken Boat).
See also
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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