Bonzée

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Bonzée
Bonzée (France)
Bonzée
region Grand Est
Department Meuse
Arrondissement Verdun
Canton Etain
Community association Territoire de Fresnes-en-Woëvre
Coordinates 49 ° 6 ′  N , 5 ° 36 ′  E Coordinates: 49 ° 6 ′  N , 5 ° 36 ′  E
height 228-391 m
surface 21.14 km 2
Residents 350 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 17 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 55160
INSEE code

Town hall (Mairie) of Bonzée

Bonzée is a French commune with 350 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Meuse department in the Grand Est region (until 2015: Champagne-Ardenne ). The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement of Verdun and the Canton of Étain (until 2015: Canton Fresnes-en-Woëvre ).

geography

Bonzée is located about 17 kilometers east-southeast of Verdun and about 42 kilometers west of Metz in the Woëvre region . Bonzée is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Haudiomont in the north and north-west, Manheulles in the north, Fresnes-en-Woëvre in the east, Trésauvaux in the south-east, Les Éparges in the south, Mouilly in the south and south-west and Rupt-en-Woëvre in the west and south-west.

history

Bonzée emerged in 1977 from the previously independent municipalities of Bonzée-en-Woëvre , Mesnil-sous-les-Côtes and Mont-Villers .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2008 2013
Residents 159 133 131 306 328 350 362 354
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Laurent church in Bonzée, rebuilt in 1927
  • Saint-Brice church in Mesnil-sous-les-Côtes, rebuilt in 1924
  • Saint-Martin church in Mont-Villers, built in 1769
  • French National Cemetery in Mont-Villers

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Meuse. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-074-4 , pp. 425-429.

Web links

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