Arc-en-Barrois
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Haute-Marne | |
| Arrondissement | Chaumont | |
| Canton | Châteauvillain | |
| Community association | Trois Forêts | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 57 ' N , 5 ° 1' E | |
| height | 262-401 m | |
| surface | 50.44 km 2 | |
| Residents | 743 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 15 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 52210 | |
| INSEE code | 52017 | |
| Website | http://arc-en-barrois.fr/ | |
 Back of the current town hall (Mairie) of Arc-en-Barrois |
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Arc-en-Barrois is a French commune with 743 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haute-Marne department in the Grand Est region ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Chaumont and the canton of Châteauvillain (until 2015: canton of Arc-en-Barrois ).
geography
Arc-en-Barrois is located about 20 kilometers south-southeast of Chaumont on the banks of the Aujon river . Arc-en-Barrois is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Cour-l'Évêque in the north, Richebourg in the northeast, Bugnières in the east, Giey-sur-Aujon in the south and Aubepierre-sur-Aube in the west and southwest.
history
Between 1972 and 1982 Aubepierre-sur-Aube was part of the municipality of Arc-en-Barrois.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 824 | 801 | 1,033 | 1,033 | 874 | 898 | 789 | 806 |
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Attractions
- Saint Martin Church
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Saint Martin Church
Arc-en-Barrois Castle
Personalities
- Pierre Duchâtel (1480–1552), Bishop of Tulle (1539–1544), of Mâcon (1544–1551) and of Orléans (1551–1552)
- Étienne Jean Bouchu (1714–1773), smelter and encyclopaedist
- Gabriel Peignot (1767–1849), bibliographer
- Guy Armand Romano (* 1937), Bishop Emeritus of Niamey
Web links
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