Chooz, Ardennes
Chooz (French pronunciation: [ʃo][2]) is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France.
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Location of Chooz 
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| Coordinates: 50°06′15″N 4°48′28″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Ardennes |
| Arrondissement | Charleville-Mézières |
| Canton | Givet |
| Intercommunality | Ardennes Rives de Meuse |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Michèle Marquet |
| Area 1 | 13.08 km2 (5.05 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 745 |
| • Density | 57/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 08122 /08600 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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. | ±% |
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| 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
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- 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 2015-01-22. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
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