Blanchefosse-et-Bay
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Blanchefosse-et-Bay
|commune status = Commune
|image coat of arms = Blason Blanchefosse-et-Bay.svg
|image = Bay (depuis route de Blanchefosse) 1.jpg
|caption = A general view of Bay
|arrondissement = Charleville-Mézières
|canton = Signy-l'Abbaye
|INSEE = 08069
|postal code = 08290
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = Ardennes Thiérache
|coordinates = {{coord|49.7781|4.2367|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 255
|elevation min m = 170
|elevation max m = 278
|area km2 = 20.47
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Blanchefosse-et-Bay ({{IPA|fr|blɑ̃ʃfos e bɛ}}) is a commune in the Ardennes department and Grand Est region of north-eastern France. It was created in 1974 by the merger of two former communes: Blanchefosse and Bay.[https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/jo/id/JORFCONT000000021342 Modifications aux circonscriptions administratives territoriales (fusion de communes)], Journal officiel de la République française n° 0030, 3 February 1974, pp. 1283-1284.
Population
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/7633058?geo=COM-08069#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|percentages = pagr
|align = none
|1968 |334
|1975 |261
|1982 |210
|1990 |184
|1999 |152
|2009 |155
|2014 |161
|2020 |142
}}
See also
References
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Category:Communes of Ardennes (department)
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