# Blombay

> commune in Ardennes, France

**Wikidata**: [Q1088633](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1088633)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blombay)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/blombay

## Summary
Blombay is a commune (municipality) in the Ardennes department of northern France, administratively placed in the arrondissement of Charleville-Mézières. It is a small French commune with precise coordinates 49.823611111111°N, 4.4522222222222°E and multiple recorded population counts under 200 inhabitants.

## Key Facts
- Blombay is a commune in the Ardennes department of France.  
- Administrative arrondissement: Charleville-Mézières.  
- Country: France (a country in Western Europe with overseas territories).  
- Geographic coordinates: latitude 49.823611111111, longitude 4.4522222222222.  
- Recorded population values (provided series; no years specified): 130, 135, 139, 139, 138, 136, 117, 112, 120, 91, 119, 124, 138, 135, 133, 130, 128.  
- Wikidata description: "commune in Ardennes, France."  
- Wikipedia article title: Blombay.  
- Wikidata / wiki sitelink count for Blombay: 47.  
- Commune class: part of the France territorial subdivision "commune of France" (inception of the commune type: 1789).  
- Ardennes department sitelink count (as given): 99.  
- Arrondissement of Charleville-Mézières sitelink count (as given): 35.  
- Image (city limit sign) URL: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/88/Blombay_%28Ardennes%29_city_limit_sign.JPG.  
- Thumbnail image URL: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Blombay_%28Ardennes%29_city%20limit%20sign.JPG/960px-Blombay_%28Ardennes%29_city_limit_sign.JPG.  
- Image on Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blombay_(Ardennes)_city_limit_sign.JPG.  
- Image artist/credit: Havang(nl).  
- Image license: CC0 / public_domain (image_license_type: public_domain).  
- Blombay appears within the national territory of France; related French historical reference points provided in source material include the Treaty of Verdun (843, establishing West Francia) and the proclamation of the First French Empire (18 May 1804).  
- France sitelink count (as provided in source): 409.  
- Commune type inception (commune of France): +1789-00-00T00:00:00Z.

## FAQs
Q: What is Blombay?  
A: Blombay is a French commune (municipality) located in the Ardennes department, within the arrondissement of Charleville-Mézières.

Q: Where is Blombay located geographically?  
A: Blombay is located at 49.823611111111°N latitude and 4.4522222222222°E longitude in northern France.

Q: How large is the population of Blombay?  
A: Blombay is a very small commune; the provided series of recorded population values ranges from 91 up to 139, with multiple counts clustered around 120–140. No specific years are attached to the individual counts in the source list.

Q: Where can I find images or media of Blombay?  
A: A public-domain (CC0) photograph of Blombay’s city limit sign is available on Wikimedia Commons at the supplied file URL and the uploaded image URL. The credited image artist is Havang(nl).

Q: What administrative units is Blombay part of?  
A: Blombay is part of the Ardennes department and the arrondissement of Charleville-Mézières, and it is categorized under the French municipal subdivision type "commune."

Q: Where can I read more official or encyclopedic content about Blombay?  
A: The entity’s Wikipedia article title is "Blombay" and its Wikidata description is "commune in Ardennes, France"; the entry has 47 sitelinks according to the provided data.

## Why It Matters
Blombay matters as a basic unit of local government and community identity within France’s long-established commune system. Even very small communes like Blombay are the frontline of municipal administration, local planning, and civil registry in the French territorial organization that dates to 1789. Demographically, Blombay’s low population counts illustrate rural and small-community dynamics in the Ardennes department. For mapping, heritage documentation, and local governance databases, precise coordinates and media (public-domain imagery) make Blombay verifiable and accessible to researchers, planners, genealogists, and visitors. Its inclusion in national and regional administrative hierarchies—commune → arrondissement (Charleville-Mézières) → department (Ardennes) → country (France)—shows how local places connect into broader civic, legal, and geographic systems.

## Notable For
- Being an official commune in the Ardennes department of France.  
- Very small population scale, with provided counts consistently below 200 inhabitants.  
- Documented geographic coordinates: 49.823611111111°N, 4.4522222222222°E.  
- Availability of a public-domain (CC0) photograph of the Blombay city limit sign on Wikimedia Commons, credited to Havang(nl).  
- Administrative placement within the arrondissement of Charleville-Mézières.  
- Presence in knowledge bases and wikis (47 sitelinks for the Blombay entry as provided).

## Body

### Overview
Blombay is a commune-level municipality in northern France. The locality is officially described in Wikidata as a "commune in Ardennes, France" and is the subject of a dedicated Wikipedia article titled "Blombay." The provided data show it is a small settlement, documented with precise coordinates and several population counts.

### Location and Administrative Context
- Country: France. France is identified in the provided material as a Western European country with overseas territories; historical reference points in the source include the Treaty of Verdun (843) and the proclamation of the First French Empire (18 May 1804). The source lists France’s sitelink count as 409.  
- Department: Ardennes. Ardennes is the French department that contains Blombay; the provided sitelink count for Ardennes is 99.  
- Arrondissement: Charleville-Mézières. Blombay is administratively placed in this arrondissement, whose sitelink count is given as 35.  
- Commune type: Blombay is a "commune of France," the municipal subdivision established in 1789 according to the provided commune-type inception.

### Geography
- Coordinates: latitude 49.823611111111, longitude 4.4522222222222.  
- Regional placement: Blombay lies within the departmental boundaries of Ardennes and the arrondissement of Charleville-Mézières in metropolitan France.

### Demographics
- Population dataset: a series of provided numeric population values—130, 135, 139, 139, 138, 136, 117, 112, 120, 91, 119, 124, 138, 135, 133, 130, 128—indicates small-community population levels. The source does not attach specific years to each figure, so these should be treated as recorded counts rather than dated census values.

### Media, Images, and Attribution
- Primary image file (city limit sign): https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/88/Blombay_%28Ardennes%29_city_limit_sign.JPG.  
- Thumbnail available at: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Blombay_%28Ardennes%29_city_limit_sign.JPG/960px-Blombay_%28Ardennes%29_city_limit_sign.JPG.  
- Wikimedia Commons file page: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blombay_(Ardennes)_city_limit_sign.JPG.  
- Image artist/credit: Havang(nl).  
- License: CC0 / public domain (image_license_type listed as public_domain).

### Data and Identifiers
- Wikipedia article title: Blombay.  
- Wikidata description: "commune in Ardennes, France."  
- Sitelink count for Blombay: 47 (as provided).  
- Commune-type inception (for the municipal category Blombay belongs to): 1789.

### Related Entities and Context
- France: the country that contains Ardennes and Blombay; source material provides extensive contextual data about France including its role in Europe, membership in international organizations, and historical milestones (Treaty of Verdun 843; First French Empire 1804). These national-level facts place Blombay within the broader political and historical framework of the French state.  
- Ardennes: the departmental level of administration for Blombay; Ardennes is a recognized department of France with its own sitelink count as noted.  
- Arrondissement of Charleville-Mézières: the immediate arrondissement that groups communes including Blombay for administrative purposes.

### References and Source Notes
- All facts in this entry derive from the provided structured source material. Image and media details come from the supplied Wikimedia URLs and credits. Population figures are reproduced exactly as supplied, without year labels. Administrative and national context statements reflect the relationships and dates contained in the source dataset (e.g., commune inception 1789; historical French dates cited in the source).

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