Doulcon
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Meuse | |
| Arrondissement | Verdun | |
| Canton | Stenay | |
| Community association | Pays de Stenay et du Val Dunois | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 23 ' N , 5 ° 10' E | |
| height | 171-305 m | |
| surface | 8.57 km 2 | |
| Residents | 445 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 52 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 55110 | |
| INSEE code | 55165 | |
 Mairie and Fallen Memorial in Doulcon |
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Doulcon is a French commune with 445 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Meuse department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ). It is located in the arrondissement of Verdun and was part of the canton of Dun-sur-Meuse until 2015 , since then the municipality has belonged to the canton of Stenay . The inhabitants are called Doulconais .
geography
Doulcon lies on the Meuse between Verdun and Sedan . Doulcon is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Mont-devant-Sassey in the north, Sassey-sur-Meuse in the north and northeast, Dun-sur-Meuse in the east, Cléry-le-Petit in the southeast, Cléry-le-Grand in the south, Aincreville in the Southwest and Villers-devant-Dun in the west and northwest
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
| Residents | 387 | 393 | 389 | 455 | 483 | 445 | 408 | 451 | 455 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | |||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Pierre church from the 12th century
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Meuse. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-074-4 , pp. 349-350.
Web links
Commons : Doulcon - collection of images, videos and audio files
