Is-en-Bassigny
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Haute-Marne | |
| Arrondissement | Chaumont | |
| Canton | Bourbonne-les-Bains | |
| Community association | Community de communes du Grand Langres | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 2 ′ N , 5 ° 27 ′ E | |
| height | 364-467 m | |
| surface | 19.37 km 2 | |
| Residents | 542 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 28 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 52140 | |
| INSEE code | 52248 | |
 Wind turbines in the southeast of the municipality |
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Is-en-Bassigny is a French commune with 542 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haute-Marne department in the Grand Est region ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Chaumont .
geography
Is-en-Bassigny is located around 24 kilometers east-southeast of the city of Chaumont in the east of the Haute-Marne department.
history
In the 9th century the village church was devastated by invading Normans. The mechanization of agriculture led to heavy emigration in the late 19th and 20th centuries. Is-en-Bassigny was historically part of the Bailliage de Chaumont within the royal province of Champagne . The place belonged from 1793 to 1801 to the District Bourmont. Also from 1793 to 1801 to the canton of Meuvy and from 1801 to the canton of Nogent .
Population development
| year | 1793 | 1836 | 1896 | 1946 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 720 | 960 | 805 | 451 | 554 | 567 | 586 | 585 | 592 | 601 | 573 | 578 |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Rémy village church from 1741 (12th century choir)
- Jardin de Champ Maz garden
Individual evidence
Web links
Commons : Is-en-Bassigny - Collection of images, videos and audio files
