Chooz | |
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Coordinates: 50°06′15″N 4°48′28″E / 50.1042°N 4.8078°ECoordinates: 50°06′15″N 4°48′28″E / 50.1042°N 4.8078°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Grand Est |
Department | Ardennes |
Arrondissement | Charleville-Mézières |
Canton | Givet |
Intercommunality | Ardennes Rives de Meuse |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Michèle Marquet |
Area1 | 13.08 km2 (5.05 sq mi) |
Population (2008)2 | 766 |
• Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
INSEE/Postal code | 08122 / 08600 |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Chooz (French pronunciation: [ʃo]shoh) is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France.
The Chooz Nuclear Power Plant is located in Chooz, as are the associated CHOOZ and Double Chooz neutrino oscillation experiments.