Les Mazures (French pronunciation: [le mazyʁ]) is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France.
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Les Mazures | |
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Commune | |
The road into Les Mazures | |
Location of Les Mazures ![]() | |
Les Mazures Les Mazures | |
| Coordinates: 49°53′19″N 4°37′38″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Ardennes |
| Arrondissement | Charleville-Mézières |
| Canton | Bogny-sur-Meuse |
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| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Elisabeth Bonillo-Deram[1] |
| Area 1 | 36.14 km2 (13.95 sq mi) |
| Population | 885 |
| • Density | 24/km2 (63/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 08284 /08500 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
During the Second World War, Les Mazures was the site of a minor concentration camp, used by the Nazis for the detainment of Jews.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 798 | — |
| 1968 | 922 | +15.5% |
| 1975 | 789 | −14.4% |
| 1982 | 781 | −1.0% |
| 1990 | 738 | −5.5% |
| 1999 | 774 | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 948 | +22.5% |
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