Les Islettes
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Meuse | |
| Arrondissement | Verdun | |
| Canton | Clermont-en-Argonne | |
| Community association | Argonne-Meuse | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 7 ' N , 5 ° 0' E | |
| height | 156–245 m | |
| surface | 5.55 km 2 | |
| Residents | 747 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 135 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 55120 | |
| INSEE code | 55253 | |
Les Islettes is a French commune with 747 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Meuse department in the Grand Est region . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Verdun , the canton of Clermont-en-Argonne and the municipal association Center Argonne .
geography
Les Islettes is located in the southeast of the Argonne , about 35 kilometers west-southwest of Verdun . Les Islettes is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Clermont-en-Argonne in the north, south and east, Futeau in the south, Sainte-Menehould in the west and Le Neufour in the north-west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
| Residents | 1,074 | 1,023 | 927 | 788 | 815 | 813 | 825 | 846 | 756 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | |||||||||
Attractions
- Nativité-de-la-Bienheureuse-Vierge-Marie church, rebuilt in 1827
- Saint Laurent church in Les Senades
- Notre-Dame-de-la-Vallée chapel, rebuilt in 1951
- French national cemetery
Nativité-de-la-Bienheureuse-Vierge-Marie church
Saint Laurent Church
Notre-Dame-de-la-Vallée chapel
Les Islettes French National Cemetery
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Meuse. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-074-4 , pp. 244-252.
Web links
Commons : Les Islettes - collection of images, videos and audio files
