Vouziers

Vouziers is a commune with 4094 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the Ardennes department in the Champagne- Ardenne region; it is the administrative seat of the arrondissement and canton of Vouziers Vouziers. Vouziers located on the banks of the Aisne.

Personalities

Born in Vouziers:

• Hippolyte Taine, philosopher and historian
• Paul Drouot, writer and poet
• Albert Caquot, engineering
• Jean Robic, cyclist, winner of the Tour de France 1947.
• Christian Poncelet, former Senate President, born in Blaise, now part of Vouziers.
• Louis Eugène Peronne

Other:

• Jean -Baptiste Guelliot
• Roland Garros
• Eugène de Ladoucette

Incorporations

Attractions

• Church Saint- Maurille ( Renaissance portal, 1540).
• Grave of Roland Garros

Twinning

• Gräfenroda, Germany
• Ratiskovice, Czech Republic
• Civol, Senegal