Chauvoncourt
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Meuse | |
| Arrondissement | Commercy | |
| Canton | Saint-Mihiel | |
| Community association | Sammiellois | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 54 ' N , 5 ° 31' E | |
| height | 214-349 m | |
| surface | 10.04 km 2 | |
| Residents | 452 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 45 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 55300 | |
| INSEE code | 55111 | |
Chauvoncourt is a French commune with 452 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Meuse department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ); it belongs to the Arrondissement Commercy and to the community association Communauté de communes du Sammiellois . The residents call themselves Chauvoncourtois / Chauvoncourtoises .
geography
Chauvoncourt is located around 53 kilometers southwest of the city of Metz in the east of the Meuse department. In terms of traffic, the community is far away from the motorways on the D901. The Meuse partially forms the southern and eastern border of the municipality, which is extensively forested (Bois de Chauvoncourt and Malinbois).
history
During the First World War, the community was partially destroyed by acts of war. The place belonged from 1793 to 1801 to the District Saint Mihiel. In addition, from 1793 to 1801 to the canton of Dompcevin and from 1801 to the canton of Saint-Mihiel. The parish has been assigned to the Arrondissement of Commercy since 1801.
Population development
During the construction of the military facilities, the population reached a record 4617 in 1911. Due to the destruction of the First World War, the population sank to a low of 56 in 1921.
| year | 1793 | 1841 | 1891 | 1921 | 1926 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2014 |
| Residents | 111 | 251 | 226 | 56 | 197 | 375 | 391 | 409 | 399 | 469 | 461 | 486 | 456 |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | |||||||||||||
Attractions
- Memorial to the Fallen
- Former barracks west of the village
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Meuse. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-074-4 , p. 807.
