Mouzay (Meuse)
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region | Grand Est | |
Department | Meuse | |
Arrondissement | Verdun | |
Canton | Stenay | |
Community association | Pays de Stenay and Val Dunois | |
Coordinates | 49 ° 28 ' N , 5 ° 13' E | |
height | 164-277 m | |
surface | 35.73 km 2 | |
Residents | 692 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 19 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 55700 | |
INSEE code | 55364 | |
Village entrance |
Mouzay is a French commune with 692 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Meuse department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Verdun and to the municipal association Pays de Stenay et Val Dunois, founded in 2016 .
geography
Mouzay is located on the right bank of the Meuse and the parallel Meuse Canal in the Woëvre region , about 40 kilometers north of Verdun .
history
A parade of delegations of the troops of the VII Army Corps took place on October 20, 1916 in front of the Commander-in-Chief of the 5th Army , the Crown Prince , in the “Park of Charmois”. With the parade and the awards that followed , he paid tribute to their achievements in the Battle of the Somme and before Verdun .
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 | |
Residents | 838 | 900 | 880 | 798 | 792 | 755 | 729 | 692 | |
Sources: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- Church of St. Peter and Paul (Église Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul)
- Château de Charmois , castle in the Charmois district from the first quarter of the 17th century, Monument historique
Personalities
- Dagobert II , died on December 23, 679 in Mouzay, between 676 and 679 King of Austrasia
- François-Joseph d'Offenstein , died on September 27, 1837 in Mouzay, French general of the Napoleonic Wars
Economy and Infrastructure
Eight farms are located in the municipality (grain cultivation, cattle breeding).
The D 964 from Sedan to Verdun runs through the municipality of Mouzay . Montmédy station, 14 kilometers from Mouzay, is on the Mohon – Thionville railway line .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Meuse. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-074-4 , pp. 954-956.
supporting documents
- ^ Gustav Riebensahm: "Infantry Regiment Prince Friedrich of the Netherlands (2nd Westphalian) No. 15 in the World War 1914-18" from 1931 Minden
- ↑ Mouzay on cassini.ehess.fr
- ↑ Mouzay on insee.fr
- ^ Entry in the Base Mérimée of the Ministry of Culture. Retrieved January 9, 2012 (French).
- ↑ Farms on annuaire-mairie.fr (French)