| Commune of Sedan | | Région | Champagne-Ardenne | | Département | Ardennes (sous-préfecture) | | Arrondissement | Sedan | | Canton | Chief town of 3 cantons | | Intercommunality | | | Mayor | Dominique Billaudelle (2001-2008) | | Land area¹ | 16.28 km² | | Population² (1999) | 20,548 | Population density
(1999) | 1,262 pers./km² | | Altitude | - (avg. 157 m) | | INSEE/Postal code | 08409 / 08200 | 1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km². 2 Not counting those already counted in another commune (such as students and military personnel). | Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ...
France is divided into 26 régions: 21 of these are in the continental part of metropolitan France, one is Corse on the island of Corsica (although strictly speaking Corse is in fact a territorial collectivity, not a région, but is referred to as a région in common...
Capital Châlons-en-Champagne Land area¹ 25,606 km² Regional President Jean-Paul Bachy (PS) (since 2004) Population - Jan. ...
Template:France divisions levels, Junkyard Willie The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France and many former French colonies, roughly analogous to British counties. ...
Ardennes is a département in the northeast of France named after the Ardennes area. ...
Subprefecture is an administrative level that is below prefecture or province. ...
The 100 French départements are divided into 342 arrondissements. ...
The arrondissement of Sedan is an arrondissement of France, located in the Ardennes département, in the Champagne-Ardenne région. ...
The canton is an administrative division of France. ...
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. ...
A mayor (from the Latin mÄior, meaning larger,greater) is the politician who serves as chief executive official of some types of municipalities. ...
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2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
INSEE is the French abbreviation for the French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies (French: Institut National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques). ...
Estuaries and coastal waters are among the most productive ecosystems on Earth, providing numerous ecological, economic, cultural, and aesthetic benefits and services. ...
Coordinates: 4.56°, 49.42°
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Sedan is a town and commune in France, a sous-préfecture of the Ardennes département. The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. ...
Subprefecture is an administrative level that is below prefecture or province. ...
Ardennes is a département in the northeast of France named after the Ardennes area. ...
Template:France divisions levels, Junkyard Willie The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France and many former French colonies, roughly analogous to British counties. ...
The historic center is built on a peninsula formed by an arc of the Meuse River. A center of cloth production, begun under the patronage of Cardinal Mazarin, supported the town until the late 19th century. Meuse near Grave The Meuse (Dutch Maas) is a major European river, rising in France and flowing through Belgium and the Netherlands before draining into the North Sea. ...
Cardinal Jules Mazarin, French diplomat and statesman Jules Mazarin, born Giulio Raimondo Mazzarino; but best known as Cardinal Mazarin (July 14, 1602 – March 9, 1661) served as the France from 1642, until his death. ...
History In the 16th century Sedan was an asylum for Protestant refugees from the Wars of Religion. The French Wars of Religion were a series of conflicts fought between the Catholic League and the Huguenots from the middle of the sixteenth century to the Edict of Nantes in 1598. ...
Until 1651, the Principality of Sedan belonged to the La Tour d'Auvergne family. Their most illustrious representative, Marshal Turenne, was born at Sedan on September 11, 1611. // Events January 1 - Charles II crowned King of Scotland in Scone. ...
Arms of Godefroy Charles Henri de La Tour dAuvergne, duc de Bouillon, Albret, et Chateau-Thierry (1728-1792) La Tour dAuvergne was a French noble family. ...
Turenne Henri de la Tour dAuvergne, Vicomte de Turenne, often referred to as Turenne (September 11, 1611 – July 27, 1675) achieved military fame and became a Marshal of France. ...
September 11 is the 254th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (255th in leap years). ...
Events June 23 - Henry Hudsons crew maroons him, his son and 7 others in a boat November 1 - At Whitehall Palace in London, William Shakespeares romantic comedy The Tempest is presented for the first time. ...
During the Franco-Prussian War, on September 2, 1870 the French emperor Napoleon III was taken prisoner with 100,000 of his soldiers at the Battle of Sedan. Combatants France Prussia allied with German states (later German Empire) Commanders Napoleon III Helmuth von Moltke Strength 500,000 550,000 Casualties 150,000 dead or wounded 284,000 captured 350,000 civilian [citation needed] 100,000 dead or wounded 200,000 civilian [citation needed] The Franco-Prussian War (July...
September 2 is the 245th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (246th in leap years). ...
1870 (MDCCCLXX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ...
Charles Louis Napoléon Bonaparte (April 20, 1808 - January 9, 1873) was the son of King Louis Bonaparte and Queen Hortense de Beauharnais; both monarchs of the French puppet state, the Kingdom of Holland. ...
The Battle of Sedan was fought during the Franco-Prussian War on September 1, 1870. ...
Due to this major victory, which also made the "Second Reich" of Germany possible, September 2 was declared "Sedan Day" (Sedantag) and a national German holiday in 1871. It remained a holiday until 1919. September 2 is the 245th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (246th in leap years). ...
1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...
During World War II the German troops first invaded neutral Belgium and crossed the Meuse River in Sedan. This allowed them to bypass the French fortification system, the Maginot Line. Combatants Allies: Poland, British Commonwealth, France/Free France, Soviet Union, United States, China, and others Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan, and others Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total dead: 50 million Military dead: 8 million Civilian dead: 4 million Total dead: 12 million World War II...
Meuse near Grave The Meuse (Dutch Maas) is a major European river, rising in France and flowing through Belgium and the Netherlands before draining into the North Sea. ...
The Maginot Line (IPA: [maʒino], named after French minister of defense André Maginot) was a line of concrete fortifications, tank obstacles, machine gun posts and other defenses which France constructed along its borders with Germany and with Italy in the wake of World War II. Generally the term...
Castle Today Sedan is known for it's castle, that is claimed to be the largest fortified medieval castle in Europe with a total surface of 30.000 m2 on 7 levels. It is the only remaing part of the once enourmous fortifications in and around the town. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 790 KB) Description: File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Sedan, France Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used...
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The main gatehouse of Harlech Castle, Wales. ...
Construction started in 1424 and the castle's defences were constantly improved over the ages. Events August 17 - Battle of Verneuil - An English force under John, Duke of Bedford defeats a larger French army under the Duke of Alençon, John Stuart, and Earl Archibald of Douglas. ...
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Births Sedan was the birthplace of: Turenne Henri de la Tour dAuvergne, Vicomte de Turenne, often referred to as Turenne (September 11, 1611 – July 27, 1675) achieved military fame and became a Marshal of France. ...
Events June 23 - Henry Hudsons crew maroons him, his son and 7 others in a boat November 1 - At Whitehall Palace in London, William Shakespeares romantic comedy The Tempest is presented for the first time. ...
Events January 5 - The Battle of Turckeim June 18 - Battle of Fehrbellin August 10 - King Charles II of England places the foundation stone of the Royal Greenwich Observatory in London - construction begins November 11 - Guru Gobind Singh becomes the Tenth Guru of the Sikhs. ...
The Marshal of France (maréchal de France) was one of the Great Officers of the Crown of France. ...
Etienne-Jacques-Joseph-Alexandre MacDonald Etienne-Jacques-Joseph-Alexandre MacDonald (November 17, 1765 - September 7, 1840), duke of Taranto and marshal of France, was born at Sedan, France. ...
1765 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Charles Baudin (born 1792 in Sedan, France; died June 7, 1854 at Ischia, Italy), was a French admiral, whose naval service extended from the First Empire through the early days of the Second Empire. ...
1792 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
1854 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
Admiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks, of the highest naval officers. ...
René Guyon (born in Sedan, France, 1876 - 1963) was a French jurist, best known for having written upon the topic of sexual ethics. ...
1876 (MDCCCLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Saturday. ...
1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ...
Yannick Noah (May 18, 1960, Sedan, Ardennes) is a former professional tennis player from France. ...
1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ...
The Australian Rod Laver, a candidate for the greatest player of all time This article is about the sport. ...
Benjamin Lemaire (born July 15, 1985) is a French actor and film director. ...
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Twin town Eisenach is a city in Thuringia, Germany. ...
See also Club Sportif Sedan Ardennes is a French football club, based in Sedan. ...
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