Maffrécourt

Maffrécourt
Commune
Location of Maffrécourt
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Maffrécourt is located in France
Maffrécourt
Maffrécourt
Maffrécourt is located in Grand Est
Maffrécourt
Maffrécourt
Coordinates: 49°07′05″N 4°49′07″E / 49.1181°N 4.8186°E / 49.1181; 4.8186
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMarne
ArrondissementChâlons-en-Champagne
CantonArgonne Suippe et Vesle
IntercommunalityArgonne Champenoise
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Thierry Bussy[1]
Area
1
6.74 km2 (2.60 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
57
 • Density8.5/km2 (22/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
51336 /51800
Elevation162 m (531 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Maffrécourt (French pronunciation: [mafʁekuʁ]) is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France.

The village is the location of "Le Manoir de Maffrecourt" built in 1830 and of historic importance. In World War I it was a French Military base and famous for the training of the "Harlem Hellfighters" the U.S. Army's 369th Infantry Regiment, popularly known as the “Harlem Hellfighters” was the best known African American unit of World War I. The Manoir de Maffrecourt was renovated in 2004 and is now a "Gites" complex and offers superior accommodation for visitors to the Champagne Ardenne.

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.
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