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Élan, Ardennes

Coordinates: 49°39′52″N 4°45′23″E / 49.6644°N 4.7564°E / 49.6644; 4.7564
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Élan
Part of Flize
Abbot's palace
Abbot's palace
Coat of arms of Élan
Location of Élan
Map
Élan is located in France
Élan
Élan
Élan is located in Grand Est
Élan
Élan
Coordinates: 49°39′52″N 4°45′23″E / 49.6644°N 4.7564°E / 49.6644; 4.7564
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentArdennes
ArrondissementCharleville-Mézières
CantonNouvion-sur-Meuse
CommuneFlize
Area
1
9.86 km2 (3.81 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
87
 • Density8.8/km2 (23/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
08160
Elevation240 m (790 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Élan (French pronunciation: [elɑ̃] ) is a former commune in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region in northern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the commune Flize.[2]

The commune was the home of Élan Abbey [fr], founded in the 12th century by Roger of Ellant.[3]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962106—    
196886−18.9%
197586+0.0%
198274−14.0%
199079+6.8%
199977−2.5%
200879+2.6%

Sights

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Populations légales 2021" [Legal populations 2021] (PDF) (in French). INSEE. December 2023.
  2. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 23 November 2018 (in French)
  3. ^ Monks of Ramsgate (1921), "Roger", Book of Saints, retrieved 2021-05-24 – via CatholicSaints.Info