Mogues () is a
commune in the
Ardennes
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Geological ...
department in northern
France
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.
Population
Notable people
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Lambert Closse, Sergeant Major of the garrison of
Ville-Marie, Canada, was born in Mogues in 1618.
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Bernard Bernard
Bernard Bernard (21 July 1821 in Mogues, France – 28 October 1895) was a French Catholic priest and missionary in Norway, Iceland and Scotland. He was the first Prefect Apostolic of Norway and Sápmi (area), Lapland from 1869 to 1887.
Life
Bern ...
, French
Catholic
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priest
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and
missionary
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in
Norway
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.
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Jean-André Lepaute
Jean-André Lepaute (23 November 1720 – 11 April 1789), together with his younger brother Jean-Baptiste Lepaute (6 February 1727 – 18 March 1802), was a founder of an outstanding French clockmaker dynasty of their day, holding the brevet ''hor ...
, French clockmaker.
Economy
In 2007, among 91 people of working age (15–64 years), 69 were economically active and 22 were inactive (activity rate was 75.8% compared to 1999 when it was 65.5%). Among 69 active people, 67 were employed (37 men and 30 women), and two were unemployed. Among the 22 economically inactive people, 9 were pupils or students, 5 were pensioners, and 8 were inactive for other reasons.
See also
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Communes of the Ardennes department
The following is a list of the 447 communes of the Ardennes department of France
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References
Communes of Ardennes (department)
Ardennes communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia
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