Revin

For other uses, see Revin (name).

Revin (French pronunciation: [ʁəvɛ̃]) is a commune in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region in northern France.

Revin
Commune
A general view of Revin
Coat of arms
Location of Revin
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Coordinates: 49°56′00″N 4°38′00″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Ardennes
Arrondissement	Charleville-Mézières
Canton	Revin
Intercommunality	Ardenne rives de Meuse
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Daniel Durbecq
Area 1	38.42 km2 (14.83 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	5,815
• Density	150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	08363 /08500
Elevation	117–469 m (384–1,539 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Revin is situated on the banks of the Meuse. The Revin Pumped Storage Power Plant is near Revin.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,787 —     1800 1,652 −1.12% 1806 1,812 +1.55% 1821 1,944 +0.47% 1831 2,123 +0.88% 1836 2,309 +1.69% 1841 2,631 +2.65% 1846 2,765 +1.00% 1851 2,947 +1.28% 1866 3,208 +0.57% 1872 3,367 +0.81% 1876 3,550 +1.33% 1881 4,136 +3.10% 1886 4,027 −0.53% 1891 4,292 +1.28% 1896 4,690 +1.79% 1901 5,038 +1.44%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1906 5,377 +1.31% 1911 5,924 +1.96% 1921 5,513 −0.72% 1926 6,996 +4.88% 1931 7,999 +2.72% 1936 7,826 −0.44% 1946 6,551 −1.76% 1954 8,498 +3.31% 1962 11,244 +3.56% 1968 12,156 +1.31% 1975 11,607 −0.66% 1982 10,465 −1.47% 1990 9,371 −1.37% 1999 8,963 −0.49% 2007 7,687 −1.90% 2012 6,979 −1.91% 2017 6,239 −2.22%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

Personalities

Yazid Mansouri, the Algeria national football team captain was born in Revin.

See also

• Communes of the Ardennes department
• Former industrial areas in western Europe were hurting even before the economic crisis, by Paul Ames. 12 Feb 2010.