Rarécourt

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Rarécourt
Rarécourt coat of arms
Rarécourt (France)
Rarécourt
region Grand Est
Department Meuse
Arrondissement Verdun
Canton Clermont-en-Argonne
Community association Argonne-Meuse
Coordinates 49 ° 5 '  N , 5 ° 7'  E Coordinates: 49 ° 5 '  N , 5 ° 7'  E
height 174-387 m
surface 15.41 km 2
Residents 222 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 14 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 55120
INSEE code
Website http://www.rarecourt.info/

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Rarécourt is a French commune with 222 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Meuse department in the Grand Est region (before 2016: Lorraine ). The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement of Verdun and the canton of Clermont-en-Argonne . The inhabitants are called Rarécourtois .

geography

Rarécourt is located about 20 kilometers west-southwest of Verdun . Rarécourt is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Clermont-en-Argonne in the north and west, Jubécourt in the north-east, Ville-sur-Cousances in the east, Froidos in the south and south-east and Beaulieu-en-Argonne in the south-west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2011 2016
Residents 308 276 271 210 201 208 228 218 215
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

Saint-Amand church
  • Saint-Amand church
  • Coquins Mill
  • Rarecourt Castle

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Meuse. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-074-4 , pp. 259-263.

Web links

Commons : Rarécourt  - collection of images, videos and audio files