Blanchefosse-et-Bay

Blanchefosse-et-Bay
Commune
A general view of Bay
Coat of arms
Location of Blanchefosse-et-Bay
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Coordinates: 49°46′41″N 4°14′12″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Ardennes
Arrondissement	Charleville-Mézières
Canton	Signy-l'Abbaye
Intercommunality	Ardennes Thiérache
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Romuald Petit[1]
Area ^1	20.47 km^2 (7.90 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	136
• Density	6.6/km^2 (17/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	08069 /08290
Elevation	170–278 m (558–912 ft) (avg. 255 m or 837 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Blanchefosse-et-Bay (French pronunciation: [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.[3]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	334	—
1975	261	−3.46%
1982	210	−3.06%
1990	184	−1.64%
1999	152	−2.10%
2009	155	+0.20%
2014	161	+0.76%
2020	142	−2.07%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Ardennes department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. Modifications aux circonscriptions administratives territoriales (fusion de communes), Journal officiel de la République française n° 0030, 3 February 1974, pp. 1283-1284.
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE