Poissons
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Haute-Marne | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Dizier | |
| Canton | Poissons | |
| Community association | Bassin de Joinville en Champagne | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 25 ' N , 5 ° 13' E | |
| height | 202-390 m | |
| surface | 15.48 km 2 | |
| Residents | 667 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 43 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 52230 | |
| INSEE code | 52398 | |
| Website | http://www.poissons52.fr/ | |
 City Hall (Mairie) of Poissons |
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Poissons is a French commune with 667 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haute-Marne department in the Grand Est region . The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Saint-Dizier and the canton of Poissons . Its inhabitants are called Picheneilles .
geography
Poissons is located about 28 kilometers south-southeast of Saint-Dizier on the Rongeant River . Poissons is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Suzannecourt in the north and northwest, Montreuil-sur-Thonnance in the north and northeast, Sailly in the east and northeast, Noncourt-sur-le-Rongeant in the east and Saint-Urbain-Maconcourt in the south and west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 742 | 732 | 720 | 747 | 732 | 747 | 728 | 706 |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Aignan church from the 16th century
- Remains of the demolished Saint-Amans church
- Riaucourt Castle from the 17th / 18th centuries century
- Mill
Saint-Aignan church
Mill
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Parish partnership
There is a partnership with the French municipality of Avril in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department.
Personalities
- Maurice Floquet (1894–2006), longest surviving veteran of the First World War
- Claude Ballif (1924-2004), composer
