Arrondissement de Sedan

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L'arrondissement de Sedan est une division administrative française, située dans le département des Ardennes et la région Grand Est.

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Chiers

The Chiers is a river in Luxembourg, Belgium and France. It is a right tributary of the Meuse. The total length of the Chiers is approximately 140 kilometres, of which 127 km in France. The source of the Chiers is near Differdange, in Luxembourg. The Chiers flows roughly in a westerly direction, and crosses the border with Belgium and flows through Athus. It then crosses the border with France, flows through Longwy and Longuyon and forms the border with Belgium for a few kilometres near Torgny. It continues through France, along Montmédy and Carignan. The Chiers flows into the Meuse at Bazeilles, near Sedan. The main tributaries of the Chiers are the Loison and the Othain, along with smaller tributaries like the Aulnois.

Landmark

Remilly-Aillicourt

Remilly-Aillicourt is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France.

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Bazeilles

Bazeilles is a commune in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region of northern France. On 1 January 2017, the former communes of Rubécourt-et-Lamécourt and Villers-Cernay were merged into Bazeilles. On 1 January 2024, the former commune of La Moncelle was merged into Bazeilles. The inhabitants of the commune are known as Bazeillais or Bazeillaises. The commune has been awarded three flowers by the National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom in the Competition of cities and villages in Bloom.

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Battle of Bazeilles

The Battle of Bazeilles was fought on 1 September 1870 during the Franco-Prussian War as a portion of the larger Battle of Sedan and was one of the first battles to feature modern urban warfare tactics. It took place in Bazeilles, France, a small village in the department of Ardennes near Sedan, and involved a force of Bavarian soldiers battling against French marines and partisans. The battle was, in effect, an ambush of the Bavarians, by a small detachment of the "Blue Division" Troupes de marine, under the command of Élie de Vassoigne. Marsouin snipers, along with local guerrillas, fired on the Bavarian troops using quick-firing Chassepot breech-loading rifles. Although outnumbered ten to one, the French held the village until Napoleon III gave orders to withdraw. A small group under commander Arsène Lambert remained in the last house on the road to Sedan, the Auberge Bourgerie, fighting to the last bullet in order to cover the retreat. After seven hours of conflict, the Bavarian troops took the village, and the captured Franc-tireur partisans, along with other civilians who were considered unlawful combatants, were later executed. Later that same day, France suffered crushing defeats at the Battle of Sedan where Napoleon III and his army were captured. Coupled with the loss of another French army at Metz, these battles effectively ended Napoleon III's Empire, ushering in the Third Republic. For several months, people of the new republic saw continued partisan warfare. General de Vassoigne famously remarked on the French soldiers involved in the battle, "The troupes de marine fought beyond the extreme limits of duty." The anniversary of the Battle of Bazeilles is now celebrated by the Troupes de marine.

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La Moncelle

La Moncelle is a former commune in the Ardennes department in northern France. On 1 January 2024, it was merged into the commune of Bazeilles.

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Composition avant 2015

Liste des cantons de l'arrondissement de Sedan

canton de Carignan ; canton de Mouzon ; canton de Raucourt-et-Flaba ; canton de Sedan-Est ; canton de Sedan-Nord ; canton de Sedan-Ouest.

Découpage communal depuis 2015

Depuis 2015, le nombre de communes des arrondissements varie chaque année soit du fait du redécoupage cantonal de 2014 qui a conduit à l'ajustement de périmètres de certains arrondissements, soit à la suite de la création de communes nouvelles. Le nombre de communes de l'arrondissement de Sedan est ainsi de 79 en 2015, 76 en 2016 et 73 en 2017. Le 1er janvier 2024, La Moncelle intègre la commune de Bazeilles par arrêté préfectoral du 14 septembre 2023 et en devient une commune déléguée. Le nombre de communes passe de 73 à 72. Au 1er janvier 2024, l'arrondissement groupe les 72 communes suivantes :