Génicourt-sur-Meuse
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Meuse | |
| Arrondissement | Verdun | |
| Canton | Dieue-sur-Meuse | |
| Community association | Val de Meuse-Voie Sacrée | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 5 ' N , 5 ° 28' E | |
| height | 215-392 m | |
| surface | 7.99 km 2 | |
| Residents | 290 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 36 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 55320 | |
| INSEE code | 55204 | |
Génicourt-sur-Meuse is a French commune with 290 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Meuse department in the Grand Est region (until 2015: Lorraine ). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Verdun , the canton Dieue-sur-Meuse (until 2015: canton Verdun-Est ) and the communal association Communauté de communes Val de Meuse-Voie Sacrée . The inhabitants are called Génicourtois .
geography
Génicourt-sur-Meuse is located about 15 kilometers south-southeast of the city center of Verdun on the Canal de la Meuse . Génicourt-sur-Meuse is surrounded by the neighboring communities Dieue-sur-Meuse in the north, Sommedieue in the northeast, Rupt-en-Woëvre in the east, Ambly-sur-Meuse in the south, Villers-sur-Meuse in the southwest and Les Monthairons in the west and northwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 195 | 170 | 162 | 179 | 216 | 234 | 272 | 262 |
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Attractions
- Sainte-Marie-Madeleine church from 1524
- fortress
- Remains of the 12th century castle of Génicourt
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Meuse. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-074-4 , pp. 1102-1104.
