Le Claon
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Meuse | |
| Arrondissement | Verdun | |
| Canton | Clermont-en-Argonne | |
| Community association | Argonne-Meuse | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 9 ' N , 4 ° 58' E | |
| height | 147-270 m | |
| surface | 7.32 km 2 | |
| Residents | 60 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 8 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 55120 | |
| INSEE code | 55116 | |
Le Claon is a French commune with 60 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Meuse department in the Grand Est region (before 2016: Lorraine ). The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement Verdun , the canton Clermont-en-Argonne and the municipal association Argonne-Meuse .
geography
Le Claon is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Lachalade on a short section in the north-west, Neuvilly-en-Argonne in the north and north-east, by the canton capital Clermont-en-Argonne in the south-east and east, Le Neufour in the south-west and by the community of Florent in the Marne department -en-Argonne to the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2005 | 2010 | 2016 |
| Residents | 93 | 111 | 92 | 73 | 79 | 69 | 56 | 54 | 60 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Charles Church, built in 1732
Personalities
- Georges Chenet (1881–1951), Provincial Roman Archaeologist and Mayor of Le Claon
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Meuse. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-074-4 , pp. 225-226.
Web links
Commons : Le Claon - collection of images, videos and audio files
