Thilleux
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Haute-Marne | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Dizier | |
| Canton | Wassy | |
| Community association | Saint-Dizier, Der et Blaise | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 26 ' N , 4 ° 48' E | |
| height | 134-171 m | |
| surface | 9.71 km 2 | |
| Residents | 76 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 8 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 52220 | |
| INSEE code | 52487 | |
Thilleux is a French commune with 76 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haute-Marne department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Champagne-Ardenne ). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Saint-Dizier and to the municipal association of Saint-Dizier, Der et Blaise, founded in 2016 . The residents call themselves Thilleulois .
geography
Thilleux is located in the sparsely populated southern Champagne , about 32 kilometers southwest of Saint-Dizier and ten kilometers south of the Lac du Der-Chantecoq , the largest French reservoir. The river Ceffondet crosses the municipality, the upper reaches of the Voire forms the northeastern municipal boundary. The ground relief is predominantly flat and characterized by pastureland. In the southwest, the community has a share in a larger forest area. The hamlets Bois-Lassus and Charmont belong to Thilleux . Thilleux is surrounded by the neighboring communities of La Porte du Der in the northeast and east, Sommevoire in the southeast and Ceffonds in the west and northwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 |
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| Residents | 93 | 86 | 79 | 77 | 85 | 90 | 88 | 79 |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint Laurent Church
- Lavoir
- Cemetery chapel
- Floor cross
- Well and cattle trough
Economy and Infrastructure
Eight farms are located in Thilleux (cattle breeding, dairy farming).
The D13 trunk road from Ceffonds to Sommevoire runs through Thilleux . 30 kilometers northeast of Thilleux there is a connection to the motorway-like Route nationale 4 from Paris to Strasbourg .
