Aubréville

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Aubréville
Aubréville coat of arms
Aubréville (France)
Aubréville
region Grand Est
Department Meuse
Arrondissement Verdun
Canton Clermont-en-Argonne
Community association Argonne-Meuse
Coordinates 49 ° 9 '  N , 5 ° 5'  E Coordinates: 49 ° 9 '  N , 5 ° 5'  E
height 174-300 m
surface 20.97 km 2
Residents 374 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 18 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 55120
INSEE code 55014

Mairie Aubréville

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Aubréville is a commune in the Meuse department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Verdun , the canton of Clermont-en-Argonne and the municipal association Center Argonne .

geography

The municipality of Aubréville, with 374 inhabitants (January 1, 2017), is located in the southeast of the Argonne , about 20 kilometers west of Verdun on the Aire , a tributary of the Aisne . In Aubréville, the approximately 28-kilometer-long Cousances flows into the Aire. In the forest area of Forêt de Hesse in the north of Aubréville is the highest point of the municipality at 300 m. The districts of Courcelles and Lochères belong to Aubréville . Neighboring municipalities of Aubréville are Vauquois and Avocourt in the north, Montzéville in the northeast, Récicourt in the east, Clermont-en-Argonne in the southeast and south and Neuvilly-en-Argonne in the west.

history

The village was first mentioned as Herberici Villa in 701 . It is believed that the small town had around 3,000 inhabitants at the time. Remains of a Roman villa, coins and ceramics have been found from this early settlement period. Agriculture and ceramics production dominated Aubréville for a long time. A stone called Chalaine - also known as Lorraine marble - was used . Aubréville was almost completely destroyed in the First World War.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2008 2017
Residents 488 418 355 359 387 383 398 374
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • St. Martin Church
  • Courcelles Castle ( Château de Courcelles ) from the 17th century
  • former ceramics factory in the Lochères district
  • Castrale Chapel Courcelles

  • St. Martin Church

  • Fallen memorial

  • Bridge over the Cousances

Economy and Infrastructure

Eight farms are located in the community (grain cultivation, goat and sheep breeding).

The trunk road from Verdun to Châlons-en-Champagne runs southeast of Aubrécourt ; Six kilometers south of Aubréville there is a connection to the Autoroute A4 ( Paris - Strasbourg ). The Saint-Hilaire-au-Temple-Hagondange railway runs through Aubréville ; However, trains no longer stop in town.

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Meuse. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-074-4 , pp. 221-224.

supporting documents

  1. ↑ http://www.centre-argonne.eu/cms/entreprendre/communes/commune-aubreville.html Aubréville on centre-argonne.eu (French)
  2. ↑ Aubréville on cassini.ehess.fr
  3. ↑ Aubréville on insee.fr
  4. ↑ Farms on annuaire-mairie.fr (French)

Web links

Commons : Aubréville  - Collection of Images