Éclaires
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Marne | |
| Arrondissement | Châlons-en-Champagne | |
| Canton | Argonne Suippe et Vesle | |
| Community association | L'Argonne Champenoise | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 0 ′ N , 5 ° 0 ′ E | |
| height | 149-220 m | |
| surface | 10.96 km 2 | |
| Residents | 96 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 9 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 51800 | |
| INSEE code | 51222 | |
Éclaires is a French commune with 96 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Marne department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Champagne-Ardenne ). The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement Châlons-en-Champagne (until 2017 Arrondissement Sainte-Menehould ) and the municipality association L'Argonne Champenoise, founded in 2014 .
geography
Éclaires is located about 40 kilometers southwest of Verdun in the Argonne . In the east, the municipality of Éclaires borders the Meuse department . The municipal area of almost eleven square kilometers is characterized by flat to gently hilly terrain. Several small rivers ( Grand Fossé des Bois, Thabas , Évre ) converge here, joining to form the Rivière Hardillon , which flows into the Aisne in the neighboring municipality of Le Chemin . In the extreme southwest, the municipality touches the left bank of the Aisne. Remnants of alluvial forest have been preserved on the Aisne and, apart from two smaller forests near the Aisne and in the extreme northwestern tip, most of the community is free from forests. The highest point in the municipality is reached at 220 meters above sea level on the southwest slope of the 252 m high hill Côte de Brémont , which forms the southern edge of the actual Argonne massif. The districts of Grigny, Gumont and Ferme de Vernaux Fays belong to Éclaires . Éclaires is surrounded by the neighboring communities Passavant-en-Argonne in the north, Brizeaux in the east, Seuil-d'Argonne in the south-east, Les Charmontois in the south, Le Vieil-Dampierre in the south-west and Le Chemin in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 | |
| Residents | 121 | 90 | 71 | 80 | 72 | 79 | 88 | 94 | |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | |||||||||
Attractions
- Sainte-Vannes church
- Lavoir
- Water tower in the Gumont district
- Field cross on the hill of Plat des Valettes
Economy and Infrastructure
There are three farms in Éclaires (cattle, goat and sheep breeding).
Éclaires is connected by roads to the municipalities of Passavant-en-Argonne , Brizeaux , Seuil-d'Argonne , Les Charmontois and Le Chemin . Close to the town of Sainte-Menehould , which is 15 kilometers away, there is a connection to the A 4 autoroute (Paris-Strasbourg). Sainte-Menehould station is on the Saint-Hilaire-au-Temple-Hagondange railway line .
The LGV Est européenne high-speed railway runs from Paris to Strasbourg through the north of the municipality of Éclaires . Near Éclaires, a new world speed record for rail vehicles was set at noon on April 3, 2007 at 574.8 km / h (the previous record was 515.3 km / h). The test drive led in an east-west direction. About 100 people were on board: in addition to technicians from Alstom and SNCF, many journalists and guests, including Anne-Marie Idrac , the chairwoman of the SNCF state railway at the time, and Jacques Barrot, the then EU Commissioner . The world record drive was broadcast live on television.
supporting documents
- ↑ Éclaires on cassini.ehess.fr
- ↑ Éclaires on insee.fr
- ↑ Farms on annuaire-mairie.fr (French)
- ↑ Speed record on railwaygazette.con (English)
