Élan, Ardennes

Élan
Part of Flize
Abbot's palace
Location of Élan
Élan
Élan
Coordinates: 49°39′52″N 4°45′23″E / 49.6644°N 4.7564°E / 49.6644; 4.7564
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentArdennes
ArrondissementCharleville-Mézières
CantonNouvion-sur-Meuse
CommuneFlize
Area
1
9.86 km2 (3.81 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
87
 • Density8.8/km2 (23/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
08160
Elevation240 m (790 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Élan (French pronunciation: [elɑ̃] ) is a former commune in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region in northern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the commune Flize.[2]

The commune was the home of Élan Abbey, founded in the 12th century by Roger of Ellant.[3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962106—    
196886−18.9%
197586+0.0%
198274−14.0%
199079+6.8%
199977−2.5%
200879+2.6%

Sights

See also

References

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2021" [Legal populations 2021] (PDF) (in French). INSEE. December 2023.
  2. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 23 November 2018 (in French)
  3. ^ Monks of Ramsgate (1921), "Roger", Book of Saints, retrieved 2021-05-24 – via CatholicSaints.Info