Cousances-les-Forges
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Meuse | |
| Arrondissement | Bar-le-Duc | |
| Canton | Ancerville | |
| Community association | Haute Saulx and Perthois-Val d'Ornois | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 37 ' N , 5 ° 5' E | |
| height | 157-263 m | |
| surface | 18.13 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,688 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 93 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 55170 | |
| INSEE code | 55132 | |
| Website | http://www.cousanceslesforges.fr/ | |
Cousances-les-Forges is a French commune with 1,688 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Meuse department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ). It belongs to the Bar-le-Duc arrondissement and is part of the canton of Ancerville .
geography
Cousances-les-Forges is 20 kilometers southwest of Bar-le-Duc . Cousances-les-Forges is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Rupt-aux-Nonains in the north and northeast, Aulnois-en-Perthois in the east and northeast, Savonnières-en-Perthois in the east and southeast, Narcy in the south, Chamouilley in the west and Ancerville in the Northwest.
The Route nationale 4 runs along the northern border of the municipality .
history
In 1965 the municipalities of Cousances-aux-Forges and Cousancelles were merged.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 1319 | 1694 | 1883 | 1890 | 1828 | 1716 | 1704 | 1707 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Memmie church in Cousances
- Notre-Dame de l'Assomption church in Cousancelles
- L'Isle Castle, Monument historique
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Meuse. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-074-4 , pp. 45-47.
