Brabant-en-Argonne

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Brabant-en-Argonne
Coat of arms of Brabant-en-Argonne
Brabant-en-Argonne (France)
Brabant-en-Argonne
region Grand Est
Department Meuse
Arrondissement Verdun
Canton Clermont-en-Argonne
Community association Argonne-Meuse
Coordinates 49 ° 7 '  N , 5 ° 8'  E Coordinates: 49 ° 7 '  N , 5 ° 8'  E
height 193-291 m
surface 7.79 km 2
Residents 106 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 14 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 55120
INSEE code 55068

Town hall ( Mairie ) of Brabant-en-Argonne

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Brabant-en-Argonne is a French commune with 106 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Meuse department in the Grand Est region (before 2016: Lorraine ). The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement Verdun , the canton Clermont-en-Argonne and the municipal association Argonne-Meuse .

geography

Bridge over the Cousances

The Cousances runs from the south in a north-westerly direction through the municipality. Brabant-en-Argonne is surrounded by the neighboring communities Clermont-en-Argonne in the southwest, west and northwest, Récicourt in the northeast, Dombasle-en-Argonne in the east and Brocourt-en-Argonne in the southeast.

history

Brabant was crossed by the old Roman road from Reims to Metz . Called Brabant-sous-Clermont in the 12th century , it was part of the Montfaucon chapter . The village was part of the Bailiwick of Clermont, the diocese of Verdun and was under the judiciary of the Princes of Condé .

The community has had its current name since 1801.

Population development

year 1962 1968 2006 2011 2016
Residents 124 100 107 103 105
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Remi church, built in 1750, destroyed in World War I and restored after the war

  • Saint-Remi church

  • Saint-Remi church with soldiers' graves

literature

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