Beaufort-en-Argonne
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Coordinates: 49°28′22″N 5°06′51″E / 49.4728°N 5.1142°ECoordinates: 49°28′22″N 5°06′51″E / 49.4728°N 5.1142°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Grand Est |
Department | Meuse |
Arrondissement | Verdun |
Canton | Stenay |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Guy Santoire[1] |
Area 1 | 11.09 km2 (4.28 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[2] | 145 |
• Density | 13/km2 (34/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 55037 /55700 |
Elevation | 175–245 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[]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 163 | — |
1968 | 181 | +11.0% |
1975 | 178 | −1.7% |
1982 | 186 | +4.5% |
1990 | 174 | −6.5% |
1999 | 170 | −2.3% |
2007 | 161 | −5.3% |
2009 | 156 | −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[]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
- ^ "11th FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT". 25thIDA.org. 25th Infantry Division Association. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "11th FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT". 25thIDA.org. 25th Infantry Division Association. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
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