Abaucourt-Hautecourt

Abaucourt-Hautecourt
Commune
German Military cemetery
German Military cemetery
Location of Abaucourt-Hautecourt
Map
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 / 49.197°N 5.5405°E / 49.197; 5.5405
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
 (2021)[2]
99
 • Density10/km2 (26/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.

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

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.[3]

Neighbouring communes and villages

[3]

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

From To Name
1989 2001 Jean Schlemer
2001 2014 Marcel Picard
2014 Current Jean-Marie Mittaux

Population

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Abaucourtois or Abaucourtoises in French.[4]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 81—    
1821 96+0.61%
1846 103+0.28%
1872 114+0.39%
1901 125+0.32%
1926 154+0.84%
1946 112−1.58%
1962 113+0.06%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 126+1.83%
1975 118−0.93%
1982 100−2.34%
1990 112+1.43%
1999 111−0.10%
2009 100−1.04%
2014 118+3.37%
2020 101−2.56%
Source: EHESS (1793-1999)[5] and INSEE[6]

Sites and Monuments

  • German Military Cemetery No. 7885 (1914-1918)
  • War Memorial[7]

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 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b Google Maps
  4. ^ Le nom des habitants du 55 - Meuse, habitants.fr
  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. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00036854 War Memorial (in French)

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