Juniville

Juniville
region	Grand Est
Department	Ardennes
Arrondissement	Rethel
Canton	Château-Porcien
Community association	Pays Rethélois
Coordinates	49 ° 24 ' N , 4 ° 23' E Coordinates: 49 ° 24 ' N , 4 ° 23' E
height	88-147 m
surface	26.2 km 2
Residents	1,226 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	47 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	08310
INSEE code	08239
Website	juniville.free.fr/
	; Town Hall (Mairie) of Juniville

Juniville is a French commune with 1,226 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region . It belongs to the arrondissement of Rethel and the canton of Château-Porcien (until 2015: canton of Juniville ). The inhabitants are called Junivillois .

geography

Juniville is about 29 kilometers east-northeast of Reims . Juniville is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Perthes in the north and northwest, Annelles in the north and northeast, Bignicourt in the east, La Neuville-en-Tourne-à-Fuy in the south, Aussonce in the southwest, Ménil-Lépinois in the west and southwest and Alincourt in the west .

history

A two-hour tank battle between German tanks under the command of General Guderian and French tank units took place south of Juniville on June 10, 1940 . The French Char B tanks proved to be superior in armament technology and led to heavy German losses. Due to the German superiority, this brief tactical success did not lead to any significant change in the military situation. On June 12th, the German troops advanced beyond Junivile. The French counterattack at Juniville remained one of the few successes of the French tank units during the western campaign in World War II .