Dampierre-sur-Moivre
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Marne | |
| Arrondissement | Châlons-en-Champagne | |
| Canton | Châlons-en-Champagne-3 | |
| Community association | La Moivre à la Coole | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 54 ' N , 4 ° 34' E | |
| height | 101-205 m | |
| surface | 11.55 km 2 | |
| Residents | 113 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 10 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 51240 | |
| INSEE code | 51208 | |
| Website | https://dampierre-sur-moivre.fr/ | |
 Saint-Pierre church |
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Dampierre-sur-Moivre is a French commune with 113 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 municipal association La Moivre à la Coole, founded in 2013 . The residents are called Dampierrots .
geography
Dampierre-sur-Moivre is located 17 kilometers south-east of the departmental capital Châlons-en-Champagne on the Moivre , a tributary of the Marne in Champagne sèche , the "dry Champagne". The surroundings are characterized by hills covered by large fields. Except for the 40 m deep dry valley Fond de Mandre in the south, the 11.55 km² area of the municipality is forestless. The hamlet of Mentarah , located six kilometers southeast of the village of Dampierre, belongs to the municipality . Dampierre-sur-Moivre is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Jean-sur-Moivre in the north-east and east, Saint-Amand-sur-Fion in the south-east, La Chaussée-sur-Marne in the south, Francheville in the west and Marson in the north-west.
history
The village was founded around the year 800 and belonged to the Diocese of Châlons for a long time.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 | |
| Residents | 121 | 124 | 115 | 106 | 71 | 88 | 117 | 112 | |
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Attractions
- Saint-Pierre church from the 12th and 13th centuries, Monument historique
Economy and Infrastructure
A wind farm with five wind turbines is operated in Dampierre-sur-Moivre. There are 16 grain farms and one poultry farmer in the community.
The D54 trunk road leads from Pogny in the Marne Valley to Givry-en-Argonne through the municipality of Dampierre-sur-Moivre . Six kilometers southwest of Dampierre there is a connection to the motorway-like RN 44 from Châlons-en-Champagne to Vitry-le-François . The train station of the city of Châlons-en-Champagne, 17 kilometers away, is on the Paris – Strasbourg line .
supporting documents
- ↑ History on dampierre-sur-moivre.fr (French)
- ↑ Dampierre-sur-Moivre on cassini.ehess.fr
- ↑ Dampierre-sur-Moivre on insee.fr
- ^ Entry in the Base Mérimée of the Ministry of Culture. Retrieved October 31, 2018 (French).
- ↑ Farms on annuaire-mairie.fr (French)
