Fumay

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.

Fumay
Commune
A general view of Fumay
Coat of arms
Location of Fumay
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Coordinates: 49°59′39″N 4°42′27″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Ardennes
Arrondissement	Charleville-Mézières
Canton	Revin
Intercommunality	Ardenne Rives de Meuse
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Mathieu Sonnet[1]
Area 1	37.56 km2 (14.50 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	3,151
• Density	83.89/km2 (217.3/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.

Geography

It is situated in the Meuse valley, the main part of the town being surrounded by a large meander of the river.

Fumay from the north-east

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,815 —     1800 1,740 −0.60% 1806 1,950 +1.92% 1821 2,213 +0.85% 1831 2,421 +0.90% 1836 2,654 +1.85% 1841 2,903 +1.81% 1846 3,390 +3.15% 1851 3,447 +0.33% 1866 4,699 +2.09% 1872 4,565 −0.48% 1876 4,857 +1.56% 1881 5,231 +1.49% 1886 5,176 −0.21% 1891 5,065 −0.43% 1896 5,281 +0.84% 1901 5,668 +1.42%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1906 5,836 +0.59% 1911 5,790 −0.16% 1921 4,789 −1.88% 1926 5,339 +2.20% 1931 5,376 +0.14% 1936 4,940 −1.68% 1946 4,013 −2.06% 1954 4,837 +2.36% 1962 6,185 +3.12% 1968 6,426 +0.64% 1975 6,147 −0.63% 1982 5,782 −0.87% 1990 5,363 −0.94% 1999 4,667 −1.53% 2007 3,986 −1.95% 2012 3,672 −1.63% 2017 3,481 −1.06%
Source: EHESS[2] and INSEE (1968-2017)[3]

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.

Fumay across the river

See also

• Communes of the Ardennes department