Beausite
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Meuse | |
| Arrondissement | Bar-le-Duc | |
| Canton | Dieue-sur-Meuse | |
| Community association | Aire à l'Argonne | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 58 ' N , 5 ° 12' E | |
| height | 219–336 m | |
| surface | 25.41 km 2 | |
| Residents | 250 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 10 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 55250 | |
| INSEE code | 55040 | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of Beausite in Amblaincourt |
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Beausite is a French commune with 250 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Meuse department in the Grand Est region (before 2016: Lorraine ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Bar-le-Duc and the canton of Dieue-sur-Meuse (until 2015: canton of Seuil-d'Argonne ).
geography
Beausite is located in the natural landscape of the Argonne , about 72 kilometers west-southwest of Metz and about 26 kilometers southwest of Verdun on the Aire . Neighboring municipalities are Nubécourt in the north, Saint-André-en-Barrois in the north and north-east, Heippes in the north-east, Les Trois-Domaines in the east, Courcelles-sur-Aire in the south and south-east, Rembercourt-Sommaisne in the south and south-west and Pretz-en -Argonne to the west.
history
The municipality of Beausite was formed in 1973 from the previously independent municipalities of Amblaincourt , Beauzée-sur-Aire , Deuxnouds-devant-Beauzée and Seraucourt .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 207 |
| Residents | 329 | 292 | 370 | 338 | 337 | 278 | 286 | 250 |
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Attractions
- L'Assomption-de-la-Vierge church in Beauzée-sur-Aire, Monument historique
- Saint-Etienne church in Seraucourt
- Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul church in Les Deuxnouds-devant-Beauzée.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Meuse. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-074-4 , pp. 860-863.
