Ablancourt
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Marne | |
| Arrondissement | Vitry-le-François | |
| Community association | Vitry, Champagne et Der | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 49 ′ N , 4 ° 31 ′ E | |
| height | 89-177 m | |
| surface | 7.07 km 2 | |
| Residents | 162 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 23 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 51240 | |
| INSEE code | 51001 | |
Ablancourt is a French commune with 162 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Marne department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Champagne-Ardenne ). It belongs to the arrondissement of Vitry-le-François and the community of Vitry, Champagne et Der . The inhabitants call themselves Blancourtiens or Blancourtiennes .
geography
Ablancourt is located on the right bank of the Canal latéral à la Marne , which runs parallel to the Marne River . The neighboring communities are La Chaussée-sur-Marne in the north, Aulnay-l'Aître in the east, Soulanges in the south, Songy in the southwest and Saint-Martin-aux-Champs in the west.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 | ||
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| 100 | 109 | 131 | 139 | 165 | 172 | 157 | 162 | ||
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | |||||||||
Attractions
- Saint Martin Church
- Chapel on the mountainside of Les Haillottes
- Water tower
- Memorial to the fallen of the First World War
Economy and Infrastructure
There are four farms in the community (cereal cultivation, cattle breeding).
In Ablancourt there is a connection to the motorway-like Route nationale 44 from Châlons-en-Champagne to Vitry-le-François .
Personalities
- Nicolas Perrot d'Ablancourt (1606–1664), member of the Académie française, lived and died in Ablancourt
