Givry-en-Argonne

Givry-en-Argonne
region	Grand Est
Department	Marne
Arrondissement	Châlons-en-Champagne
Canton	Argonne Suippe et Vesle
Community association	Argonne Champenoise
Coordinates	48 ° 57 '  N , 4 ° 53'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 57 '  N , 4 ° 53'  E
height	158-185 m
surface	7.66 km 2
Residents	448 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	58 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	51330
INSEE code	51272
Saint Laurent Church

Givry-en-Argonne is a French commune with 448 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Marne department in the Grand Est region . It belongs to the arrondissement of Châlons-en-Champagne and the canton of Argonne Suippe et Vesle (until 2015: canton of Givry-en-Argonne ).

geography

The municipality is located on the upper reaches of the Ante in the Argonne countryside , about 40 kilometers southwest of Verdun .

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2009	2016
Residents	478	610	523	541	525	491	464	450

Attractions

• Half-timbered church (1830)

Personalities

• Charles-François Delacroix de Contaut (1741–1805), politician, father of Eugène Delacroix , born in Givry

Community partnerships

The partner community of Givry-en-Garonne is the Rhineland-Palatinate local community of Lutzerath .

Web links

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