Montfaucon-d'Argonne

Montfaucon-d'Argonne
Commune
The church in Montfaucon-d'Argonne
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 49°16′20″N 5°07′59″E / 49.2722°N 5.1331°E / 49.2722; 5.1331Coordinates: 49°16′20″N 5°07′59″E / 49.2722°N 5.1331°E / 49.2722; 5.1331
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Meuse
Arrondissement	Verdun
Canton	Clermont-en-Argonne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Pauline Astolfi
Area 1	23.61 km2 (9.12 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[1]	299
• Density	13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	55346 /55270
Elevation	198–338 m (650–1,109 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.

Montfaucon-d'Argonne (French pronunciation: ​[mɔ̃fokɔ̃ daʁɡɔn], literally Montfaucon of Argonne) is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is home to the Meuse-Argonne American Memorial.

See also[]

• Communes of the Meuse department

American Memorial.

Ruined church at Montfaucon-d'Argonne. The blocky structure on the left is a German WWI observation post.

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