Brocourt-en-Argonne

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Brocourt-en-Argonne
Brocourt-en-Argonne (France)
Brocourt-en-Argonne
region Grand Est
Department Meuse
Arrondissement Verdun
Canton Clermont-en-Argonne
Community association Argonne-Meuse
Coordinates 49 ° 7 '  N , 5 ° 10'  E Coordinates: 49 ° 7 '  N , 5 ° 10'  E
height 208-297 m
surface 6.71 km 2
Residents 47 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 7 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 55120
INSEE code 55082

Entry into Brocourt-en-Argonne

Brocourt-en-Argonne is a French commune with 47 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

The Cousances runs in a north-westerly direction through the western municipality. Brocourt-en-Argonne is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Clermont-en-Argonne in the south and south-west, Brabant-en-Argonne in the north-west and north, Dombasle-en-Argonne and Jouy-en-Argonne in the north-east and by the canton Dieue- sur-Meuse communes of Nixéville-Blercourt in the east and Les Souhesmes-Rampont in the southeast.

history

The village was first mentioned in 1051 under the name Beroldi Curtis . It was part of the Diocese of Verdun and was under the judiciary of the Princes of Condé .

The community was founded in 1793 under the name Brocourt and has had its current name since 1924.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 2006 2011 2016
Residents 89 79 65 58 60 51 47 47
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Michel church built in the late 17th century. Its bell tower was built in 1876. It was destroyed in World War I and restored after the war.
  • Nécropole nationale Brocourt-en-Argonne military cemetery

  • Saint-Michel church

  • Entrance to the Nécropole nationale Brocourt-en-Argonne à Récicourt

  • Burial ground of the Nécropole nationale Brocourt-en-Argonne à Récicourt

  • Burial ground of the Nécropole nationale Brocourt-en-Argonne à Récicourt

literature

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