Banogne-Recouvrance
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Ardennes | |
| Arrondissement | Rethel | |
| Canton | Château-Porcien | |
| Community association | Pays Rethélois | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 34 ' N , 4 ° 8' E | |
| height | 80-162 m | |
| surface | 19.01 km 2 | |
| Residents | 157 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 8 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 08220 | |
| INSEE code | 08046 | |
 Town hall ( Mairie ) of Banogne-Recouvrance |
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Banogne-Recouvrance is a French commune with 157 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region (until 2015: Champagne-Ardenne ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Rethel , the canton of Château-Porcien and the Pays Rethélois municipality .
geography
Banogne-Recouvrance is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Quentin-le-Petit in the north-west, Hannogne-Saint-Rémy in the north, Saint-Fergeux in the east, Condé-lès-Herpy in the south-east, Saint-Germainmont in the south and Le Thour in the south-west .
history
In the last weeks of the war in 1918, the village was the scene of fierce fighting on the Hindenburg line . On October 25, 1918, the French army captured the Hunding position , the last section between Saint-Quentin and the Aisne valley . Of the town's 125 houses, only ten remained after the fighting. The village and church were rebuilt in the 1920s .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
| Residents | 265 | 216 | 194 | 166 | 128 | 139 | 157 | 164 | 157 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Simon church
