Harricourt

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Harricourt
Harricourt Coat of Arms
Harricourt (France)
Harricourt
region Grand Est
Department Ardennes
Arrondissement Vouziers
Canton Vouziers
Community association L'Argonne Ardennaise
Coordinates 49 ° 26 '  N , 4 ° 56'  E Coordinates: 49 ° 26 '  N , 4 ° 56'  E
height 165-261 m
surface 7.87 km 2
Residents 40 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 5 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 08240
INSEE code

Harricourt Town Hall ( Mairie )

Harricourt is a French commune with 40 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region (until 2015: Champagne-Ardenne ). It belongs to the arrondissement of Vouziers , to the canton of Vouziers (until 2015: canton of Buzancy ) and to the community association L'Argonne Ardennaise, founded in 1997 .

geography

Harricourt is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Pierremont in the north, Bar-lès-Buzancy in the east, Buzancy in the south-east, Thénorgues in the south, Briquenay in the south-west, Germont in the west and Autruche in the north-west.

history

In 1828 the parishes of Bar (today: Bar-lès-Buzancy) and Harricourt merged to form the parish of Bar-et-Harricourt . The merger was canceled again in 1871.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2012 2016
Residents 100 80 70 74 71 60 53 39 38
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Rémy church
  • La Chambrerie, a 13th century fortress

Web links

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