Châteauvillain

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Châteauvillain
Coat of arms of Châteauvillain
Châteauvillain (France)
Châteauvillain
region Grand Est
Department Haute-Marne
Arrondissement Chaumont
Canton Châteauvillain (main town)
Community association Trois Forêts
Coordinates 48 ° 2 ′  N , 4 ° 55 ′  E Coordinates: 48 ° 2 ′  N , 4 ° 55 ′  E
height 213-359 m
surface 106.37 km 2
Residents 1,584 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 15 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 52120
INSEE code 52114

Châteauvillain is a French commune with 1584 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haute-Marne department in the Grand Est region ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Chaumont and the canton of Châteauvillain . The place is 20 km southwest of Chaumont on the banks of the river Aujon .

history

Châteauvillain has been a fortress since the 11th century. The castle was built around 1160 by Hugues III. de Broyes, Seigneur de Broyes et de Châteauvillain. In 1620 the (now) county of Châteauvillain was bought by Nicolas de L'Hospital , Marquis de Vitry, in 1699 Louis-Alexandre de Bourbon, comte de Toulouse, acquired the county, which in 1703 was elevated to a Duché-Pairie.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2014
Residents 1,598 1.611 1,596 1,707 1,760 1,710 1,654 1,619
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • About 20 of the former 60 towers from the city fortifications are still preserved.
  • The Nicolas de L'Hospitals castle from 1627 was demolished in the 19th century for the construction of a road.
  • The Church of Notre-Dame-en-son-Assomption (Assumption of Mary) was built from 1770 to 1784.

Personalities

Web links

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