Romagne-sous-Montfaucon
Romagne-sous-Montfaucon (French pronunciation: [ʁɔmaɲ su mɔ̃fokɔ̃], literally Romagne under Montfaucon) is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. The Commune is home to the Romagne '14-'18 museum of WWI artifacts
Romagne-sous-Montfaucon | |
|---|---|
 The church in Romagne-sous-Montfaucon | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Romagne-sous-Montfaucon | |
  Romagne-sous-Montfaucon  Romagne-sous-Montfaucon | |
| Coordinates: 49°19′56″N 5°04′58″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Meuse |
| Arrondissement | Verdun |
| Canton | Clermont-en-Argonne |
| Intercommunality | Argonne-Meuse |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Daniel Bertholet[1] |
| Area 1 | 15.7 km2 (6.1 sq mi) |
| Population | 186 |
| • Density | 12/km2 (31/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 55438 /55110 |
| Elevation | 195–287 m (640–942 ft) (avg. 218 m or 715 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Nearby is the American Battle Monuments Commission's Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery for US military killed during the First World War.
See also
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
External links
- American Battle Monuments Commission website for Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery
- Romagne '14-'18 Museum
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Romagne-sous-Montfaucon.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.