Damrémont
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Haute-Marne | |
| Arrondissement | Langres | |
| Canton | Bourbonne-les-Bains | |
| Community association | Pays de Chalindrey, de Vannier Amance et de la Région de Bourbonne-les-Bains | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 57 ' N , 5 ° 39' E | |
| height | 310-437 m | |
| surface | 4.84 km 2 | |
| Residents | 197 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 41 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 52400 | |
| INSEE code | 52164 | |
Damrémont is a French commune with 197 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haute-Marne department in the Grand Est region ; it belongs to the Arrondissement of Langres .
geography
Damrémont is located around 41 kilometers southeast of the city of Chaumont in the southeast of the Haute-Marne department.
history
The first settlers came from Vicq in the 12th century. In the 13th century the community became an independent parish. The name of the place literally means behind the mountain (French: derrière le mont). The mechanization of agriculture led to heavy emigration in the late 19th and 20th centuries. Damrémont was historically part of the Bailliage de Langres within the province of Champagne . The place belonged from 1793 to 1801 to the District Bourbonne. Also from 1793 to 1801 to the canton of Coiffy la Ville and from 1801 to the canton of Bourbonne-les-Bains .
Population development
| year | 1831 | 1876 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 822 | 803 | 337 | 319 | 248 | 215 | 200 | 187 | 208 | 222 |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Nicolas village church from 1843
