Sexfontaines
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Haute-Marne | |
| Arrondissement | Chaumont | |
| Community association | Chaumont, Bassin Nogentais et Bassin de Bologne Vignory Froncles | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 12 ' N , 5 ° 2' E | |
| height | 283-403 m | |
| surface | 20.77 km 2 | |
| Residents | 133 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 6 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 52330 | |
| INSEE code | 52472 | |
Sexfontaines is a French commune with 133 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haute-Marne department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Champagne-Ardenne ). It belongs to the Arrondissement Chaumont and the municipality association Chaumont, Bassin Nogentais et Bassin de Bologne Vignory Froncles .
geography
The municipality is located on the D44 departmental road between Juzennecourt and Bologne , around 15 kilometers northwest of the departmental capital Chaumont . The poorly structured, wooded landscape in the municipality has hardly any running water. A stream that rises east of the village flows over the Vazile to the Marne .
Neighboring municipalities to Sexfontaines (clockwise, starting from the north) are: Marbéville , Ormoy-lès-Sexfontaines , Meures , Jonchery , Blaisy and Juzennecourt .
Toponymy
The name of the community, which emerged in its current form in 1793, developed from the name of a local knight dynasty from Saxifontis via Saissefontaine to Sexfontaines . Loosely translated the place in German would be called six fountains - similar to the community name of Septfontaines ( seven fountains ). In 1793 and 1801 there were still the spellings Sex Fontaines and Sixfontaines .
Residents
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 | |
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| Residents | 143 | 125 | 86 | 92 | 107 | 95 | 98 | 133 | |
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Attractions
- Church of the Assumption ( Église de l'Assomption )
Economy and Infrastructure
Twelve farms are located in the community (cereal and berry cultivation, cattle breeding).
The D 32 trunk road from Charmes to Rambervillers runs through the municipality of Essegney . In the nearby town of Charmes there is a connection to the motorway-like RN 57 from Nancy to Épinal . Charmes station, one and a half kilometers from Essegney, is on the Blainville-Damelevières-Lure railway line .
supporting documents
- ↑ toponym on cassini.ehess.fr
- ↑ Sexfontaines on cassini.ehess.fr
- ↑ Sexfontaines on insee.fr
- ↑ Farms on annuaire-mairie.fr (French)
