Beaufort-en-Argonne

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Beaufort-en-Argonne
Commune
The wash house in Beaufort-en-Argonne
The wash house in Beaufort-en-Argonne
Location of Beaufort-en-Argonne
Beaufort-en-Argonne is located in France
Beaufort-en-Argonne
Beaufort-en-Argonne
Coordinates: 49°28′22″N 5°06′51″E / 49.4728°N 5.1142°E / 49.4728; 5.1142Coordinates: 49°28′22″N 5°06′51″E / 49.4728°N 5.1142°E / 49.4728; 5.1142
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMeuse
ArrondissementVerdun
CantonStenay
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Guy Santoire[1]
Area
1
11.09 km2 (4.28 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[2]
145
 • Density13/km2 (34/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
55037 /55700
Elevation175–245 m (574–804 ft)
(avg. 190 m or 620 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Beaufort-en-Argonne (French pronunciation: ​[bofɔʁ ɑ̃.n‿aʁɡɔn], literally Beaufort in Argonne) is a commune in the Meuse department in the Grand Est region in northeastern France.

Population[]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962163—    
1968181+11.0%
1975178−1.7%
1982186+4.5%
1990174−6.5%
1999170−2.3%
2007161−5.3%
2009156−3.1%

History[]

Beaufort was the site of the final shot of World War I: a 95-pound shell fired at 10:59:59 AM[3] on 11 November 1918 from a 155mm howitzer nicknamed Calamity Jane, belonging to Battery E of the U.S. 11th Field Artillery, which was entrenched east of the town.[4] The target is uncertain, but was probably the railway between Metz and Sedan.[5]

Government[]

The communities representative for the National Assembly of France is Jean-Louis Dumont.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
  3. ^ "11th FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT". 25thIDA.org. 25th Infantry Division Association. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  4. ^ Hymel, Kevin (20 January 2015). "The Last Ones to Fire: The 11th Field Artillery in World War I". ArmyHistory.org. Campaign for the National Museum of the United States Army. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  5. ^ "11th FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT". 25thIDA.org. 25th Infantry Division Association. Retrieved 11 November 2018.


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