Gesnes-en-Argonne

Gesnes-en-Argonne
region	Grand Est
Department	Meuse
Arrondissement	Verdun
Canton	Clermont-en-Argonne
Community association	Argonne-Meuse
Coordinates	49 ° 18 '  N , 5 ° 4'  E Coordinates: 49 ° 18 '  N , 5 ° 4'  E
height	165-254 m
surface	7.06 km 2
Residents	59 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	8 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	55110
INSEE code	55208

Gesnes-en-Argonne is a French commune with 59 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 Montfaucon-d'Argonne ) and the municipality association Argonne-Meuse .

geography

Gesnes-en-Argonne is about 35 kilometers northwest of Verdun . Gesnes-en-Argonne is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Romagne-sous-Montfaucon in the north and northeast, Cierges-sous-Montfaucon in the south and east, Montfaucon-d'Argonne in the east and Exermont in the west and southwest.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2011	2016
Residents	58	58	56	59	51	52	49	48	59
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

• Saint-Pié Church, built in 1925

literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Meuse. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-074-4 , pp. 578-579.

Web links

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