Pontfaverger-Moronvilliers
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region | Grand Est | |
Department | Marne | |
Arrondissement | Reims | |
Canton | Mourmelon-Vesle et Monts de Champagne | |
Community association | Grand Reims | |
Coordinates | 49 ° 18 ′ N , 4 ° 19 ′ E | |
height | 89-240 m | |
surface | 31.52 km 2 | |
Residents | 1,753 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 56 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 51490 | |
INSEE code | 51440 | |
Website | http://www.pontfaverger-moronvilliers.fr/ |
Pontfaverger-Moronvilliers is a French commune with 1,753 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Marne department in the Grand Est region . The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement of Reims and the canton of Mourmelon-Vesle et Monts de Champagne (until 2015: canton Bein-Nauroy ). The inhabitants are called Pontfabriciens .
geography
Pontfaverger-Moronvilliers is located about 17 kilometers east-northeast of Reims on the Suippe . Pontfaverger-Moronvilliers is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Aussonce in the north, Bétheniville in the east, Saint-Hilaire-le-Petit in the east and southeast, Saint-Martin-l'Heureux in the southeast, Prosnes in the south, bein-Nauroy in the southwest and Selles in the West.
history
Moronvilliers was completely destroyed in the First World War. In October 1915, the German troops used poison gas here.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
Residents | 1221 | 1374 | 1437 | 1390 | 1397 | 1376 | 1519 | 1753 |
Sources: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- Notre-Dame church
- German military cemetery
- Bridge over the Suippe from the 11th century ( Pons Frabrigatus )