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The town is situated about 200 km from Paris, 85 km north-east of Reims, and 10 km south of the border with Belgium. The historic centre occupies a peninsula formed by a bend in the river Meuse. Sedan station has rail connections to Charleville-Mézières, Reims and Longwy. The A34 autoroute links Sedan with Charleville-Mézières and Reims.
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Sedan was founded in 1424. In the 16th century Sédan was an asylum for Protestant refugees from the Wars of Religion.
Sedan was the birthplace of Jacques MacDonald, a general who served in the Napoleonic Wars.
In the 1840s, American composer-pianist Louis Moreau Gottschalk got his start in Europe with a successful concert in Sedan, including the original piece "Souvenir des Ardennes."[3]
During the Franco-Prussian War, on 2 September 1870, French emperor Napoleon III was taken prisoner with 100,000 of his soldiers at the First Battle of Sedan. Due to this victory, which made the unification of Germany possible, 2 September was declared Sedan Day (Sedantag) and a national German holiday in 1871. It remained a holiday until 1919.
From May 12 to 15, 1940, during World War II, German troops invaded neutral Belgium and crossed the river Meuse by winning the Second Battle of Sedan. The battle allowed them to win the Battle of France by bypassing the Maginot Line, which was the French fortification system, and entrapping the Allied Forces that were advancing east into Belgium, as part of the Allied Dyle Plan strategy.
Today Sedan is known for its castle, which is claimed to be the largest fortified medieval castle in Europe with a total area of 30,000 square metres (7.4 acres) on seven levels.[citation needed] Construction started in 1424 and the castle's defences were constantly improved over the ages. It is the only remaining part of the once enormous fortifications in and around the town.
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For other uses of Sedan see Sedan disambiguation You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in French December 2008 Click show for important translation instructions View a machine translated version of the French article Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing French Wikipedia article at fr Sedan see its history for attribution You may also add the template Translated fr Sedan to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation Sedan French pronunciation sedɑ is a commune in the Ardennes department and Grand Est region of north eastern France It is also the chef lieu administrative centre of the arrondissement of the same name SedanSubprefecture and communeSedan in mid September 2007Coat of armsLocation of SedanSedanShow map of FranceSedanShow map of Grand EstCoordinates 49 42 12 N 4 56 20 E 49 7034 N 4 9388 E 49 7034 4 9388CountryFranceRegionGrand EstDepartmentArdennesArrondissementSedanCantonSedan 1 2 and 3IntercommunalityCA Ardenne MetropoleGovernment Mayor 2020 2026 Didier Herbillon 1 Area116 28 km2 6 29 sq mi Population 2021 2 16 608 Density1 000 km2 2 600 sq mi Time zoneUTC 01 00 CET Summer DST UTC 02 00 CEST INSEE Postal code08409 08200Elevation149 301 m 489 988 ft avg 157 m or 515 ft 1 French Land Register data which excludes lakes ponds glaciers gt 1 km2 0 386 sq mi or 247 acres and river estuaries Sedan is notable as the site of two major battles between the armed forces of France and Germany both of which were won by Germany The First Battle of Sedan in 1870 sealed the fate of the Second French Empire and paved the way to the foundation of the German Empire leading to the subsequent annual celebration of Sedan Day in Germany The Second Battle of Sedan in 1940 achieved a decisive breakthrough by Wehrmacht forces in the Battle of France and ultimately led to the collapse of the French Third Republic Contents 1 Location 2 History 3 Points of interest 3 1 Castle 3 2 Other points of interest 4 Population 5 Economy 6 Sport 7 Notable people 8 Twin towns 9 See also 10 Notes 11 External linksLocation editThe town is situated about 200 km from Paris 85 km north east of Reims and 10 km south of the border with Belgium The historic centre occupies a peninsula formed by a bend in the river Meuse Sedan station has rail connections to Charleville Mezieres Reims and Longwy The A34 autoroute links Sedan with Charleville Mezieres and Reims History editSedan was founded in 1424 In the 16th century Sedan was an asylum for Protestant refugees from the Wars of Religion Until 1651 the Principality of Sedan belonged to the La Tour d Auvergne family It was at that time a sovereign principality Their representative Marshal Turenne was born at Sedan on 11 September 1611 With help from the Holy Roman Empire it defeated France at the Battle of La Marfee Immediately after its victory Sedan was besieged and its prince Frederic Maurice de La Tour d Auvergne duc de Bouillon submitted to France It was annexed to France in return for sparing the prince s life after he became involved in a conspiracy against France Sedan was the birthplace of Jacques MacDonald a general who served in the Napoleonic Wars In the 1840s American composer pianist Louis Moreau Gottschalk got his start in Europe with a successful concert in Sedan including the original piece Souvenir des Ardennes 3 During the Franco Prussian War on 2 September 1870 French emperor Napoleon III was taken prisoner with 100 000 of his soldiers at the First Battle of Sedan Due to this victory which made the unification of Germany possible 2 September was declared Sedan Day Sedantag and a national German holiday in 1871 It remained a holiday until 1919 Sedan was occupied by the Germans for four years during World War I 4 On 13 November 1917 the German Crown Prince paraded the 13th Infantry Division over the course of d Alsace Lorraine From May 12 to 15 1940 during World War II German troops invaded neutral Belgium and crossed the river Meuse by winning the Second Battle of Sedan The battle allowed them to win the Battle of France by bypassing the Maginot Line which was the French fortification system and entrapping the Allied Forces that were advancing east into Belgium as part of the Allied Dyle Plan strategy Points of interest editCastle edit Main article Chateau de Sedan Today Sedan is known for its castle which is claimed to be the largest fortified medieval castle in Europe with a total area of 30 000 square metres 7 4 acres on seven levels citation needed Construction started in 1424 and the castle s defences were constantly improved over the ages It is the only remaining part of the once enormous fortifications in and around the town nbsp Sedan Castle nbsp Central courtyard of the castle nbsp War memorial at the castle s Turenne gate Other points of interest edit Jardin botanique de Sedan Festival medieval de Sedan in MayPopulation editHistorical populationYearPop p a 179312 033 180010 634 1 75 180610 838 0 32 182112 123 0 75 183113 806 1 31 183614 536 1 04 184115 585 1 40 184614 635 1 25 185116 759 2 75 186613 793 1 29 187214 039 0 30 187616 593 4 27 188119 556 3 34 188619 306 0 26 189120 292 1 00 189620 163 0 13 190119 349 0 82 YearPop p a 190619 599 0 26 191119 516 0 08 192117 509 1 08 192618 298 0 89 193118 908 0 66 193618 559 0 37 194613 514 3 12 195417 637 3 38 196220 336 1 80 196823 037 2 10 197523 995 0 58 198223 477 0 31 199021 667 1 00 199920 548 0 59 200719 691 0 53 201218 430 1 31 201716 428 2 27 Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki org Source EHESS 5 and INSEE 1968 2017 6 Economy editA centre of cloth production begun under the patronage of Cardinal Mazarin supported the town until the late nineteenth century Sport edit nbsp Stade Louis Dugauguez CS Sedan Ardennes is based in the town Notable people editCharles Baudin 1792 1854 admiral Frederic Brillant born 1985 professional football player Elise Bussaglia born 1985 professional football player Pierre Cartier born 1932 mathematician Jean de Collas 1678 1753 architect Yves Congar 1904 1995 French Dominican theologian and cardinal Robert Debre 1882 1978 physician Michel Fourniret 1942 2021 serial killer Frederick V 1596 1632 Count Palatine and Elector of the Palatinate from 1610 to 1623 and King of Bohemia as Frederick I from 1619 to 1620 Rene Guyon 1876 1963 jurist Marie Jeanne Larrivee Lemiere 1733 1786 dramatic soprano Etienne Jacques Joseph Alexandre MacDonald 1765 1840 Marshal of France Yannick Noah born 1960 former professional tennis player Vicomte de Turenne 1611 1675 Marshal of FranceTwin towns edit nbsp Eisenach Germany since 1991 nbsp Sedan KansasSee also editCommunes of the Ardennes department CS Sedan Ardennes football club based in Sedan French Towns and Lands of Art and History Sedan chair Stade Louis Dugauguez a multi use stadium in SedanNotes edit Repertoire national des elus les maires data gouv fr Plateforme ouverte des donnees publiques francaises in French 2 December 2020 Populations legales 2021 The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies 28 December 2023 Souvenir des Ardennes Retrieved 3 February 2023 First World War Wir rheinlaender lvr de Retrieved 13 December 2012 Des villages de Cassini aux communes d aujourd hui Commune data sheet Sedan EHESS in French Population en historique depuis 1968 INSEEExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sedan Sedan city council website in French The German breakthrough in 1940 Webpage about the fortifications of Sedan Article on the Battle of Sedan at Battlefields Europe Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sedan Ardennes amp oldid 1192069873, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
