Esnes-en-Argonne
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Meuse | |
| Arrondissement | Verdun | |
| Canton | Clermont-en-Argonne | |
| Community association | Argonne-Meuse | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 13 ' N , 5 ° 13' E | |
| height | 193-282 m | |
| surface | 14.76 km 2 | |
| Residents | 136 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 9 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 55100 | |
| INSEE code | 55180 | |
_mairie.JPG) Town hall (Mairie) of Esnes-en-Argonne |
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Esnes-en-Argonne is a French commune with 136 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Meuse department in the Grand Est region (before 2016: Lorraine ). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement Verdun , the canton Clermont-en-Argonne (until 2015: canton Varennes-en-Argonne ) and the municipality association Argonne-Meuse .
geography
Esnes-en-Argonne is about 18 kilometers west-northwest of Verdun . Esnes-en-Argonne is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Malancourt in the north and north-west, Béthincourt in the north and north-east, Cumières-le-Mort-Homme in the north-east, Chattancourt in the east, Montzéville in the south and Avocourt in the west and south-west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
| Residents | 172 | 157 | 126 | 112 | 104 | 113 | 125 | 132 | 136 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Martin church, built in 1861, destroyed in World War I, rebuilt in 1927
- french national cemetery
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Meuse. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-074-4 , pp. 982-985.
Web links
Commons : Esnes-en-Argonne - Collection of images, videos and audio files
