Abaucourt-Hautecourt

Abaucourt-Hautecourt (French pronunciation: [abokuʁ otkuʁ]) is a commune in the Meuse department in the Grand Est region of north-eastern France.

Abaucourt-Hautecourt
Commune
German Military cemetery
German Military cemetery
Location of Abaucourt-Hautecourt
Abaucourt-Hautecourt is located in France
Abaucourt-Hautecourt
Abaucourt-Hautecourt
Abaucourt-Hautecourt is located in Grand Est
Abaucourt-Hautecourt
Abaucourt-Hautecourt
Coordinates: 49°11′49″N 5°32′26″E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMeuse
ArrondissementVerdun
CantonBelleville-sur-Meuse
IntercommunalityPays d'Étain
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Marie Mittaux[1]
Area
1
9.68 km2 (3.74 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
101
 • Density10/km2 (27/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Abaucourtois, Abaucourtoises
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
55002 /55400
Elevation210–251 m (689–823 ft)
(avg. 233 m or 764 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Abaucourtois or Abaucourtoises.[3]

Geography

Abbaucourt-Hautecourt is located on the Highway D603 which transects the commune from south-east to north-east about 8 km north-east of Verdun. Highway D114 also transects the commune from north to south. Both Highways intersect in the village of Abaucourt. The commune consists entirely of farmland.[4]

Neighbouring communes and villages

[4]

Villages and Hamlets
  • Broville: north of the D603.
  • Eix-Abaucourt a small row of houses on the south side of the D603 midway between Eix and the village of Abaucourt.
  • Hautecourt south of the D603.

History

In the 1970s, Abaucourt-lès-Souppleville joined Hautecourt-lès-Broville to form a new joint commune called "Abaucourt-Hautecourt".

Administration

List of Successive Mayors of Abaucourt-Hautecort

FromToName
19892001Jean Schlemer
20012014Marcel Picard
2014CurrentJean-Marie Mittaux

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 81—    
1800 77−0.72%
1806 91+2.82%
1821 96+0.36%
1831 103+0.71%
1836 100−0.59%
1841 110+1.92%
1846 103−1.31%
1851 99−0.79%
1856 100+0.20%
1861 108+1.55%
1866 100−1.53%
1872 114+2.21%
1876 140+5.27%
1881 119−3.20%
1886 112−1.21%
1891 132+3.34%
1896 123−1.40%
1901 125+0.32%
1906 148+3.44%
1911 143−0.68%
1921 296+7.55%
1926 154−12.25%
1931 140−1.89%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1936 162+2.96%
1946 112−3.62%
1954 123+1.18%
1962 113−1.05%
1968 126+1.83%
1975 118−0.93%
1982 100−2.34%
1990 112+1.43%
1999 111−0.10%
2006 102−1.20%
2007 101−0.98%
2008 100−0.99%
2009 100+0.00%
2010 99−1.00%
2011 104+5.05%
2012 110+5.77%
2013 116+5.45%
2014 118+1.72%
2015 115−2.54%
2016 111−3.48%
2017 107−3.60%
2018 103−3.74%
2019 103+0.00%
Source: EHESS (1793-1999)[5] and INSEE[6][7]

Sites and Monuments
  • German Military Cemetery No. 7885 (1914-1918)
  • War Memorial[8]

Religious Buildings

The commune does not have a church.

Notable people linked to the Commune
  • Lieutenant René Dorme, a famous aviator of the First World War.

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. Inhabitants of Meuse (in French)
  4. Google Maps
  5. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Abaucourt-Hautecourt, EHESS (in French).
  6. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  7. Historique des populations légales
  8. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00036854 War Memorial (in French)

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