Gondrecourt-le-Château
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Coordinates: 48°30′51″N 5°30′28″E / 48.5142°N 5.5078°ECoordinates: 48°30′51″N 5°30′28″E / 48.5142°N 5.5078°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Grand Est |
Department | Meuse |
Arrondissement | Commercy |
Canton | Ligny-en-Barrois |
Intercommunality | Portes de Meuse |
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• Mayor (2020–2026) | Daniel Renaudeau |
Area 1 | 51.33 km2 (19.82 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 1,078 |
• Density | 21/km2 (54/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 55215 /55130 |
Elevation | 287–428 m (942–1,404 ft) (avg. 280 m or 920 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Gondrecourt-le-Château (French pronunciation: [ɡɔ̃dʁəkuʁ lə ʃɑto]) is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
On January 1, 1973 (prefectoral order dated December 1, 1972), the communes of Luméville-en-Ornois and Touraille-sous-Bois merged with and became part of it.
Notable people[]
- Louis Jacquinot, former Minister of the Marine (Navy) in 1944
- Fernand Braudel, historian born in Luméville-en-Ornois 1902
- Fernand Fleuret, writer and poet, born in Gondrecout April 1883
- André Droitcourt, former Deputy of the Meuse from 1993 to 1997
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
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