Joncherey
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Coordinates: 47°31′47″N 7°00′07″E / 47.5297°N 7.0019°ECoordinates: 47°31′47″N 7°00′07″E / 47.5297°N 7.0019°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
Department | Territoire de Belfort |
Arrondissement | Belfort |
Canton | Delle |
Intercommunality | Sud Territoire |
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• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jacques Alexandre |
Area 1 | 5.18 km2 (2.00 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 1,398 |
• Density | 270/km2 (700/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 90056 /90100 |
Elevation | 349–401 m (1,145–1,316 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Joncherey is a commune in the Territoire de Belfort department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in northeastern France.
Start of World War I[]
The first fatalities on the Western Front of World War I occurred in this village on 2 August 1914, one day before the formal declaration of war between Germany and France. French soldier Jules André Peugeot was stationed in the village of Joncherey, southeast of Belfort, when he challenged a German army patrol, which had crossed the border. Peugeot commanded the Germans to stop and declared them under arrest. In response, the German officer commanding the patrol, Albert Mayer, pulled out his revolver and fired, hitting Peugeot in the shoulder. Despite his wound, Peugeot fired with his pistol at Mayer but missed. Peugeot's comrades then fired repeatedly at Mayer, killing him. Peugeot, severely wounded, returned to his billet, where he died from his injuries.
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References[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
External links[]
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- Official website (in French)
- Communes of the Territoire de Belfort
- Territoire de Belfort geography stubs