Combres-sous-les-Côtes
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Meuse | |
| Arrondissement | Verdun | |
| Canton | Etain | |
| Community association | Territoire de Fresnes-en-Woëvre | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 4 ' N , 5 ° 38' E | |
| height | 226-373 m | |
| surface | 5.06 km 2 | |
| Residents | 118 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 23 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 55160 | |
| INSEE code | 55121 | |
 Town hall ( Mairie ) of Combres-sous-les-Côtes |
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Combres-sous-les-Côtes is a French commune with 118 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Meuse department in the Grand Est region (until 2015: Lorraine ). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Verdun , the canton Étain (until 2015: canton Fresnes-en-Woëvre ) and the municipality association Territoire de Fresnes-en-Woëvre .
geography
The municipality is located in the Lorraine Regional Nature Park, founded in 1974 . Combres-sous-les-Côtes is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Trésauvaux in the north, Saulx-lès-Champlon in the east, Herbeuville in the south-east, Saint-Remy-la-Calonne in the south-west and Les Éparges in the west.
history
During the First World War , the front that ran through the municipality was held by the French 301st Infantry Regiment until December 1914 . On January 1, 1915, the German army broke through the front line.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | 2017 |
| Residents | 120 | 110 | 95 | 103 | 114 | 119 | 107 | 117 | 118 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Étienne church, built in the 17th century, destroyed in World War I and rebuilt in 1926
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Meuse. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-074-4 , pp. 429-431.
