Huilliécourt

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Huilliécourt
Huilliécourt (France)
Huilliécourt
region Grand Est
Department Haute-Marne
Arrondissement Chaumont
Canton Poissons
Community association Meuse Rognon
Coordinates 48 ° 10 ′  N , 5 ° 33 ′  E Coordinates: 48 ° 10 ′  N , 5 ° 33 ′  E
height 311-489 m
surface 8.87 km 2
Residents 118 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 13 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 52150
INSEE code 52243

Mairie Huilliécourt

Huilliécourt (at the end of the 18th century still with the spellings Huillecourt and Huillécourt ) is a French commune with 118 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 Chaumont and the municipality association Meuse Rognon, founded in 2017 . The inhabitants are called Huilliécourtois .

geography

The municipality of Huilliécourt is located in the Bassigny countryside on the northeastern edge of the Langres plateau on the upper Meuse , about halfway between the towns of Chaumont and Vittel . The municipal area of ​​8.87 km² is divided into two parts: in the east, meadows and fields define the flat landscape up to the left bank of the Maas; a striking steep step leads in the west of the municipality to a high plateau 120 meters above the Meuse valley, which is extensively forested and reaches the highest point at 489 m in the northwest. Huilliécourt is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Romain-sur-Meuse in the north, Bourg-Sainte-Marie and Hâcourt in the northeast, Doncourt-sur-Meuse in the east, Levécourt in the southeast, Vroncourt-la-Côte in the south, Thol-lès-Millières in the Southwest and Ozières in the west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2007 2016
Residents 195 176 164 158 147 143 133 118
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint Martin Church
Saint Martin Church

Economy and Infrastructure

Huilliécourt has a rural character. There are three farms in the municipality (sheep, goat and poultry breeding).

Huilliécourt is away from the major national traffic flows. The D74 (former Route nationale 74 ) leads through the municipality from Neufchâteau to Langres . There is a connection to the A31 autoroute 13 kilometers east of Huilliécourt . On the opposite, eastern bank of the Meuse, the Culmont-Chalindrey-Toul railway runs without stopping in the vicinity.

supporting documents

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

Web links

Commons : Huilliécourt  - collection of images