Clermont-en-Argonne
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Meuse | |
| Arrondissement | Verdun | |
| Canton | Clermont-en-Argonne (main town) | |
| Community association | Argonne-Meuse | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 6 ' N , 5 ° 4' E | |
| height | 163-303 m | |
| surface | 66.94 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,480 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 22 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 55120 | |
| INSEE code | 55117 | |
| Website | http://www.clermont-en-argonne.fr/ | |
 Clermont-en-Argonne Town Hall |
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Clermont-en-Argonne is a French commune with 1,480 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Meuse department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Verdun , the canton of Clermont-en-Argonne and the municipal association Center Argonne .
geography
Clermont-en-Argonne is located in the southeast of the Argonne , about 19 kilometers west-southwest of Verdun on the Aire . Clermont-en-Argonne is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Neuvilly-en-Argonne and Aubréville in the north, Récicourt in the northeast, Brabant-en-Argonne and Brocourt-en-Argonne in the east, Les Souhesmes-Rampont in the southeast, Ville-sur-Cousances and Rarécourt in the south, Beaulieu-en-Argonne in the south-west, Futeau in the west and south-west, Les Islettes in the west and Le Neufour and Le Claon in the north-west.
The A4 autoroute and the former route nationale 3 (now D603) and the Saint-Hilaire-au-Temple-Hagondange railway run through the municipality .
history
In 1973 the municipality of Auzéville-en-Argonne was attached to the municipality. The former municipalities of Jubécourt and Parois followed in the same year.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 911 | 1,080 | 1,605 | 1,778 | 1,794 | 1,767 | 1,636 | 1,531 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Didier church from the 16th century, historic monument since 1908
- Saint-Gorgon church in Auzéville-en-Argonne from the 12th century
- Saint-Michel church in Jubécourt from the 16th century
- Saint-Vannes church in Parois, built in 1843
- Saint-Rémi church in Vraincourt from the 12th century, restored in 1878 and 1918.
- Chapel of Sainte-Anne
- Dovecote in Auzéville, Monument historique since 1997
Personalities
- Tilda Thamar (1921–1989), Argentine actress
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Meuse. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-074-4 , pp. 226-236.
