Fumay | |
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 A general view of Fumay | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Fumay | |
Fumay Fumay | |
| Coordinates: 49°59′39″N 4°42′27″E / 49.9942°N 4.7075°E / 49.9942; 4.7075 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Ardennes |
| Arrondissement | Charleville-Mézières |
| Canton | Revin |
| Intercommunality | Ardenne Rives de Meuse |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Mathieu Sonnet1 |
Area 1 | 37.56 km2 (14.50 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)2 | 3,086 |
| • Density | 82.16/km2 (212.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 08185 /08170 |
| Elevation | 116–255 m (381–837 ft) (avg. 127 m or 417 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Fumay (French pronunciation: [fymɛ]) is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France, very close to the Belgian border. The engineer Charles-Hippolyte de Paravey was born in Fumay.
Geography
It is situated in the Meuse valley, the main part of the town being surrounded by a large meander of the river.
Population
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Economy
Fumay is sometimes known as "The City of Slate" (La Cité de l'Ardoise) due to the slate mining which brought prosperity to the town in the nineteenth century. The last slate mine was closed in 1971.
References
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Fumay, EHESS (in French).
- Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE