La Berlière
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Ardennes | |
| Arrondissement | Vouziers | |
| Canton | Vouziers | |
| Community association | L'Argonne Ardennaise | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 31 ' N , 4 ° 55' E | |
| height | 189-328 m | |
| surface | 10.54 km 2 | |
| Residents | 40 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 4 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 08240 | |
| INSEE code | 08061 | |
 Town hall ( Mairie ) of La Berlière |
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La Berlière 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
La Berlière is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Pierremont in the southeast, Oches in the south, Les Grandes-Armoises in the west, Stonne in the north, La Besace in the northeast and the municipality of Beaumont-en-Argonne in the canton of Carignan in the east.
history
In 1940 the village was 90% destroyed during the western campaign of the German Wehrmacht in World War II.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 | 2016 |
| Residents | 86 | 86 | 66 | 60 | 41 | 32 | 44 | 45 | 42 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | |||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Nicolas church, built in the 18th century, rebuilt from 1955 to 1957 after its destruction in World War II.
- Château de La Berlière, built in 1740, served General Huntziger , commander of the 2nd Army , as the command center during World War II . Monument historique since 1984
Saint-Nicolas church
Château de La Berlière
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry no. PA00078347 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)