Chooz, Ardennes
Chooz | |
|---|---|
 The church in Chooz | |
Location of Chooz  | |
  Chooz  Chooz | |
| Coordinates: 50°06′15″N 4°48′28″E / 50.1042°N 4.8078°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Ardennes |
| Arrondissement | Charleville-Mézières |
| Canton | Givet |
| Intercommunality | Ardenne Rives de Meuse |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Marie Barreda[1] |
Area 1 | 13.08 km2 (5.05 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 792 |
| • Density | 61/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 08122 /08600 |
| Elevation | 150 m (490 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Chooz (French pronunciation: [ʃoː][3]) is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France.
The Chooz Nuclear Power Plant is located in Chooz, as are the associated Chooz and Double Chooz neutrino oscillation experiments. The Pointe de Givet National Nature Reserve is also partly located on the commune.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 630 | — |
| 1968 | 655 | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 809 | +23.5% |
| 1982 | 802 | −0.9% |
| 1990 | 803 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 749 | −6.7% |
| 2008 | 766 | +2.3% |
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ Pierret, Jean-Marie (1994). Phonétique historique du français et notions de phonétique générale (PDF) (in French). Louvain-la-Neuve: Peeters. p. 104. ISBN 90-6831-608-7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 January 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
