Steel Industry
In 1832, Jean Joseph Labbé built a first blast furnace in Gorcy, on the Parivaux. From 1846 to 1848, two new blast furnaces were built. The factory, partially destroyed during the war of 1870, is rebuilt and set in rights. In 1877, the two blast furnaces were removed and replaced by two other more powerful. Before the World War I, the Société métallurgique de Gorcy still exploits two blast furnaces which will disappear in the 30's.
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 129 | — |
| 1800 | 115 | −10.9% |
| 1806 | 121 | +5.2% |
| 1821 | 237 | +95.9% |
| 1836 | 408 | +72.2% |
| 1841 | 423 | +3.7% |
| 1861 | 668 | +57.9% |
| 1866 | 657 | −1.6% |
| 1872 | 654 | −0.5% |
| 1876 | 799 | +22.2% |
| 1881 | 1,199 | +50.1% |
| 1886 | 861 | −28.2% |
| 1891 | 943 | +9.5% |
| 1896 | 1,053 | +11.7% |
| 1901 | 1,070 | +1.6% |
| 1906 | 1,124 | +5.0% |
| 1911 | 1,512 | +34.5% |
| 1921 | 1,250 | −17.3% |
| 1926 | 1,520 | +21.6% |
| 1931 | 1,516 | −0.3% |
| 1936 | 1,350 | −10.9% |
| 1946 | 1,100 | −18.5% |
| 1954 | 1,462 | +32.9% |
| 1962 | 2,228 | +52.4% |
| 1968 | 2,364 | +6.1% |
| 1975 | 2,686 | +13.6% |
| 1982 | 2,473 | −7.9% |
| 1990 | 2,168 | −12.3% |
| 1999 | 2,130 | −1.8% |
| 2006 | 2,333 | +9.5% |
| 1962 to 1999: Official population without duplicates Source: Cassini-Ldh-EHESS et Insee 2009. |
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