Hallignicourt

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Hallignicourt
Hallignicourt (France)
Hallignicourt
region Grand Est
Department Haute-Marne
Arrondissement Saint-Dizier
Canton Saint-Dizier-1
Community association Saint-Dizier, Der et Blaise
Coordinates 48 ° 39 ′  N , 4 ° 52 ′  E Coordinates: 48 ° 39 ′  N , 4 ° 52 ′  E
height 127-140 m
surface 11.86 km 2
Residents 285 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 24 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 52100
INSEE code 52235

Hallignicourt is a French commune with 285 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haute-Marne department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Champagne-Ardenne ). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Saint-Dizier and to the municipal association of Saint-Dizier, Der et Blaise, founded in 2016 . The residents are called Hallignicourtois .

geography

Hallignicourt is six kilometers west of the city center of Saint-Dizier and about 75 kilometers northeast of Troyes on the eastern edge of the Champagne sèche , the "dry Champagne". The 11.86 km² municipal area has hardly any height differences and is characterized by arable and pasture areas in the southern part and a forest in the north ( Forêt Domaniale de la Garenne-de-Perthes ). About eight kilometers southwest of Hallignicourt is the largest reservoir in France, the Lac du Der-Chantecoq . In the south, the Marne forms part of the municipal boundary ; the Canal entre Champagne et Bourgogne , which runs parallel to the Marne in a west-east direction, divides Hallignicourt into two halves. The hamlet of La Bobotte belongs to the municipality of Hallignicourt . Hallignicourt is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Eulien ( Marne department ) and Villiers-en-Lieu in the north, Saint-Dizier in the east, Laneuville-au-Pont in the south, Ambrières (Marne department) in the west and Sapignicourt (Marne department) and Perthes in the northwest.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2015
Residents 299 320 441 363 335 286 286 282
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint Martin Church
  • Saint-Martin chapel
  • two hall crosses
  • Water tower
  • Fallen memorial
  • Artifacts from pre-Gallo-Roman times found in Hallignicourt, exhibited in the Saint-Dizier City Museum

Economy and Infrastructure

Between Hallignicourt and Saint-Dizier, Base aérienne 113 Saint-Dizier-Robinson is an important base of the French air force .

Six farms are located in Hallignicourt (grain cultivation, cattle breeding).

The Route nationale 4 , which is partially developed like a motorway, leads through Hallignicourt from Paris to Strasbourg . At the station the nearby town of Saint-Dizier , the railway lines meet Blesme-Haussignémont-Chaumont and Revigny-Saint-Dizier .

supporting documents

  1. ↑ Hallignicourt on cassini.ehess.fr
  2. ↑ Hallignicourt on insee.fr
  3. ↑ Farms on annuaire-mairie.fr (French)

Web links

Commons : Hallignicourt  - Collection of Images