Vienne-le-Château

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Vienne-le-Château
Coat of arms of Vienne-le-Château
Vienne-le-Château (France)
Vienne-le-Château
region Grand Est
Department Marne
Arrondissement Châlons-en-Champagne
Canton Argonne Suippe et Vesle
Community association Argonne Champenoise
Coordinates 49 ° 12 '  N , 4 ° 53'  E Coordinates: 49 ° 12 '  N , 4 ° 53'  E
height 121-259 m
surface 51.36 km 2
Residents 520 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 10 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 51800
INSEE code

City Hall (Mairie) of Vienne-le-Château

Vienne-le-Château is a French commune with 520 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Marne department in the Grand Est region (before 2016 Champagne-Ardenne ). It belongs to the arrondissement Châlons-en-Champagne and the canton Argonne Suippe et Vesle (until 2015 Ville-sur-Tourbe ).

geography

Vienne-le-Château is located in the Argonne countryside , about 50 kilometers west-north-west of Verdun . Vienne-le-Château is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Binarville in the north and north-west, Montblainville in the north and north-east, Varennes-en-Argonne in the north-east, Boureuilles in the east, Lachalade in the east and south-east, Florent-en-Argonne in the south and south-east, Moiremont in the south, Vienne-la-Ville in the south-west, Saint-Thomas-en-Argonne in the west and Servon-Melzicourt in the west and north-west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 524 550 511 565 609 625 597 531
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul church from 1728, monument historique since 1974/1996
  • Saint-Roch chapel from the 17th century
  • French National Cemetery of La Hazarée
Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul church

Web links

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