Rançonnières
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Haute-Marne | |
| Arrondissement | Langres | |
| Canton | Bourbonne-les-Bains | |
| Community association | Community de communes du Grand Langres | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 56 ' N , 5 ° 34' E | |
| height | 309-395 m | |
| surface | 8.35 km 2 | |
| Residents | 106 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 13 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 52140 | |
| INSEE code | 52415 | |
Rançonnières is a French commune with 106 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haute-Marne department in the Grand Est region ; it belongs to the Arrondissement of Langres .
geography
Rançonnières is located around 37 kilometers southeast of the city of Chaumont in the southeast of the Haute-Marne department.
history
The mechanization of agriculture led to heavy emigration in the late 19th and 20th centuries. Rançonnières was part of the Bailliage de Langres within the royal province of Champagne . The place belonged from 1793 to 1801 to the District Bourbonne. Also from 1793 to 1801 to the canton of Rançonnières and from 1801 to 2015 to the canton of Varennes (sur-Amance) (name from 1972: Terre-Natale ).
Population development
| year | 1793 | 1856 | 1881 | 1891 | 1911 | 1921 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 411 | 380 | 284 | 310 | 251 | 214 | 203 | 191 | 168 | 144 | 130 | 109 | 112 | 113 |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Étienne village church (built in 1831)
- several wayside crosses in the village
- several springs and village wells
Individual evidence
Web links
Commons : Rançonnières - Collection of images, videos and audio files
