Vouziers

Vouziers
Saint-Maurille
Coat of arms of Vouziers
Location of Vouziers
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Vouziers is located in France
Vouziers
Vouziers
Vouziers is located in Grand Est
Vouziers
Vouziers
Coordinates: 49°23′50″N 4°41′54″E / 49.3972°N 4.6983°E / 49.3972; 4.6983
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentArdennes
ArrondissementVouziers
CantonVouziers
IntercommunalityArgonne Ardennaise
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Yann Dugard[1]
Area
1
42.48 km2 (16.40 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
4,016
 • Density95/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
08490 /08400
Elevation89–186 m (292–610 ft)
(avg. 148 m or 486 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Vouziers (French pronunciation: [vuzje] ) is a commune of the Ardennes department, northern France.

Vouziers is the burial place of the pioneer First World War fighter pilot Roland Garros, after whom the Stade Roland Garros in Paris (the location of the French Open tennis tournament) is named. Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk (the first president of Czechoslovakia) fought at Vouziers with the Czechoslovak Legion in France; there is a monument to the legion, and the president's name given to the city lycee (high school). The cellist and conductor Jean Witkowski was born in Vouziers on 23 May 1895.

The town was on the path of totality for the Solar eclipse of 11 August 1999. It hosted a major observation event. Because of its proximity to the Belgian border, it was gridlocked by visiting Belgian cars on the morning of the eclipse.

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.