Revin first became of historical note in 762. In fact at that date king Pepin le Bref donated to the abbey de Prum, near Aix-La-Chapelle, lands situated on either side of the Meuse. These were Revin, Fumay and Fépin which were more or less politically neutral and were disputed by the Holy Roman Empire and the Kingdom of France. According to the terms of the donation Revin was merely a site dedicated to the Virgin mary and surrounded by a few farms.

The Abbot of Prum was therefore the owner of the area and levied taxes. Bearing in mind the distance and the difficulties of travel at that time he delegated power, particulary judicial power, to a Knight and this became hereditary. This Knight took on such importance that he dealt as an equal with the abbot of Prum. In 1262 a legal agreement defined the rights and duties of each of them and at the same time, defined the position of the burghers of Revin. The last knights were the dukes of Croy, the princes of Chimay and the counts of bryas. Revin was at that point a little township on the isthmus of the Meuse and protected by a rampart where now is the bridge at Fumay. The wars between France and the Holy Roman Empire led to the dismantling of these fortifications and even amounted to the destruction of the town, in spite of the letters of patent which indicated a certain measure of neutrality.

Economic life was mainly based on the forest which brought in the majority of the revenue, and all commercial transport was by means of the Meuse which remained an excellent transport system until the 19th century. The river was used to float down wood until the Meuse was canalised. From the 17th century along the banks of the rivers of the Comlune and the faux there existed iron foundries. The iron foundry industry was brought to the area by the inhabitants of Liege after the sack of their town by Charles le Téméraire in 1468.

In the 18th century, the Dominicans built a convent at Revin. One of its superiors, RP billuart , has always been considered to be one of the most illustrious sons of the region. Then, in 1769, the region became definitively part of France; this a few years before the revolution the only effect of which were a few quarrels among hotheads and clan rivalries. At that time the Grand Electeur de Tréves, successor to the Abbot of Prum, lost his rights over the territory with the 19the century came the expansion of industry thanks to the opening up of the town by the construction of two bridges in about 1860, the canalisation of the Meuse and the arrival of the railway in 1860. The construction of the railway station in la bouverie led to the industrial, economic and demographic development of the town of Revin.

The 20th century was marked by two world wars and the final hours of the German occupation in 1944 was a sad period for Revin as 106 young men were executed in tragic circumstances during the extermination of the Maquis des Manises ; (Resistance Fighters) until 1970 in spite of social conflicts, the destruction wreaked by two world wars and the occupation , the economic growth of Revin was steady with the establishment of light industry and certain companies of international reputation such as Arthur Martin, Faure and Porcher. Also at that time the EDF built an electricity transformer station at Saint Nicolas.

Today, in the year 2006, the industrial past is still evidenced by the foundries of BERODIAUX, the firms PORCHER/SANIFRANCE and ELECTROLUX. New enterprises are being set up on industrial land and contribute to the economic growth of the town