Revin () is a
commune in the
Ardennes
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department in the
Grand Est
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region
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in northern
France
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.
Revin is situated on the banks of the
Meuse
The Meuse or Maas is a major European river, rising in France and flowing through Belgium and the Netherlands before draining into the North Sea from the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta. It has a total length of .
History
From 1301, the upper ...
. The
Revin Pumped Storage Power Plant
The Revin Pumped Storage Power Plant is located in northern France, near Revin in the department of Ardennes and the Belgian border. The pumped storage power plant, commissioned in 1976, is owned by Électricité de France (EDF) and has a namepl ...
is near Revin.
Population
Personalities
Yazid Mansouri
Yazid Mansouri (, Yazīd Manṣūrī) (born 25 February 1978) is a former footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in France, he played for the Algeria national team, gaining 67 caps over ten years.
Club career
Born in Revin, Ardennes, Fr ...
, the
Algeria national football team
The Algeria national football team () represents Algeria in men's international Association football, football, and is governed by the Algerian Football Federation. The team plays their home matches at the Stade du 5 Juillet, 5 July Stadium in ...
captain was born in Revin.
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
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include Frenc ...
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Former industrial areas in western Europe were hurting even before the economic crisis', by Paul Ames. 12 Feb 2010.
References
Communes of Ardennes (department)
Ardennes communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia
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