Cornay

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Cornay
Commune
A general view of Cornay
Coat of arms
Location of Cornay
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Coordinates: 49°18′09″N 4°57′00″E / 49.3025°N 4.95°E / 49.3025; 4.95Coordinates: 49°18′09″N 4°57′00″E / 49.3025°N 4.95°E / 49.3025; 4.95
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Ardennes
Arrondissement	Vouziers
Canton	Attigny
Intercommunality	Argonne Ardennaise
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean de Pouilly[1]
Area 1	10.94 km2 (4.22 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[2]	63
• Density	5.8/km2 (15/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	08131 /08250
Elevation	122–246 m (400–807 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.

Cornay is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France.

World War I[]

On October 8, 1918, in the Argonne Forest (

49°17′08″N 4°57′09″E / 49.28558°N 4.95242°E / 49.28558; 4.95242). Cornay was the scene of particularly heavy fighting on October 8, 1918. The 82nd US Infantry Division launched a series of attacks in the area, with 1st Battalion, 328 Infantry regiment (82nd Division) attacking to liberate Cornay and 2nd Battalion, 328th Infantry Regiment attacking into the Argonne Forest through Chatel Chehery (south of Cornay). Around 10:30 am, the German 125th Landwehr Wuerttemberg Regiment and 212th Prussian Reserve Regiment launched a determined counterattack against the American forces, which inflicted heavy casualties on the Americans, with more than 100 being captured. The 82nd Division was forced to retreat from Cornay. The town was retaken by the Americans the next day.^[3] Three kilometers to the south, Cpl Alvin C. York from Company G, 328th Infantry Regiment, 82nd Infantry Division, with the aid of 7 other soldiers, captured 132 German soldiers.^[4] For his actions York was awarded the US Medal of Honor.^[5]

Population[]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	112	—
1968	117	+4.5%
1975	98	−16.2%
1982	96	−2.0%
1990	90	−6.2%
1999	86	−4.4%
2008	80	−7.0%

See also[]

• Communes of the Ardennes department

References[]

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