Herpont

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Herpont
Herpont (France)
Herpont
region Grand Est
Department Marne
Arrondissement Châlons-en-Champagne
Canton Argonne Suippe et Vesle
Community association L'Argonne Champenoise
Coordinates 49 ° 0 ′  N , 4 ° 44 ′  E Coordinates: 49 ° 0 ′  N , 4 ° 44 ′  E
height 157-223 m
surface 23 km 2
Residents 136 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 6 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 51460
INSEE code 51292

Mairie Herpont

Herpont (1793 still with the spelling Herpant ) is a French commune with 136 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Marne department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Champagne-Ardenne ). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Châlons-en-Champagne and to the municipality association L'Argonne Champenoise, founded in 2014 .

geography

The municipality of Herpont is located 25 kilometers east of the departmental capital Châlons-en-Champagne in the middle of the Champagne sèche , the "dry Champagne". The area is characterized by rolling hills covered by large fields. The community area of ​​23 km² is almost forestless. The river Rouillat has its source in Herpont and joins the Yèvre five kilometers to the east . Between Herpont and the hamlet of Herpine , located two and a half kilometers to the east, the Rouillat is dammed up into a pond, which is primarily used to irrigate the agricultural areas. Herpont is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Mard-sur-Auve in the north, Dampierre-le-Château in the northeast, Dommartin-Varimont in the southeast, Somme-Yèvre in the south, Moivre in the southwest and Somme-Vesle in the west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2007 2016
Residents 211 206 167 149 138 128 112 135
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Georges church
  • two water towers
  • Fallen memorial

  • Saint-Georges church

  • Fallen memorial

Economy and Infrastructure

There are 22 farms in the municipality (mainly grain and feed cultivation).

In the small town of Sainte-Menehould , 18 kilometers away, there is a connection to the A 4 autoroute from Paris to Strasbourg . The LGV Est européenne high-speed rail line runs north of Herpont from Paris to Strasbourg.

supporting documents

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

Web links

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