Cuperly

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Cuperly
Cuperly (France)
Cuperly
region Grand Est
Department Marne
Arrondissement Châlons-en-Champagne
Canton Argonne Suippe et Vesle
Community association La Region de Suippes
Coordinates 49 ° 4 ′  N , 4 ° 26 ′  E Coordinates: 49 ° 4 ′  N , 4 ° 26 ′  E
height 121-171 m
surface 20.92 km 2
Residents 228 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 11 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 51400
INSEE code 51203

Mairie Cuperly

Cuperly is a French commune with 228 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Marne department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Champagne-Ardenne ). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement Châlons-en-Champagne and to the municipality association La Région de Suippes, founded in 2014 .

geography

The municipality of Cuperly is located on the Noblette river , twelve kilometers north-northeast of the departmental capital Châlons-en-Champagne in the middle of the Champagne sèche , the "dry Champagne". The area is characterized by rolling hills covered by large fields. The northern half of the almost 21 km² large municipal area is part of the Camp de Mourmelon military training area and thus a restricted military area. With the exception of the Bois de la Hure forest in the restricted area and the remains of alluvial forest on the Noblette, the municipal area is free of forests. Cuperly is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Jonchery-sur-Suippe and Suippes in the north, La Cheppe in the east, Saint-Étienne-au-Temple in the south, Dampierre-au-Temple and Saint-Hilaire-au-Temple in the southwest and Vadenay in the west .

history

Cuperly 1916 in the First World War: corpses transported to the burial in a mass grave in the cemetery of the evacuation hospital

The name Cuperly first appears in the archives in 1134. In 1856 Napoleon III expropriated half of the municipality's territory to build a military camp there - the Camp de Mourmelon , which still exists today . Cuperly's farmers and sheep breeders were compensated with a few gold coins. In addition, there was a promise of a generous grant for the construction of a new church. The promise was not kept because the emperor lost the war and his sovereignty in 1870.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2007 2016
Residents 208 221 215 188 206 173 217 232
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Sainte-Madeleine church
  • two hall crosses
  • Fallen memorial

  • Sainte-Madeleine church

  • Memorial to the fallen of the First World War

  • Community ballroom

Economy and Infrastructure

Grain elevator in Cuperly

There are 19 farms in the municipality of Cuperly (mainly cereal and animal feed). The grain is stored in a silo. There is a day-care center, a bakery branch, a butcher and a pizzeria in the community.

The highways from Chalons-en-Champagne to Charleville-Mézières (D 977) and from Reims to Bar-le-Duc (D 994) cross in Cuperly . In the south of the municipality there is a connection to the A 4 autoroute from Paris to Strasbourg with the associated toll station. The LGV Est européenne high-speed rail line from Paris to Strasbourg also runs through Cuperly .

supporting documents

  1. ↑ Brief history on cc-regiondesuippes.com (French)
  2. ↑ Cuperly on cassini.ehess.fr
  3. ↑ Cuperly on insee.fr
  4. ↑ Farms on annuaire-mairie.fr (French)

Web links

Commons : Cuperly  - collection of images