- Chauvency-le-Château
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Chauvency-le-Château
Administration Country France Region Lorraine Department Meuse Arrondissement Arrondissement of Verdun Canton Canton of Montmédy Intercommunality Communauté de communes du pays de Montmédy Mayor Claude Lallemand
(2008–2014)Statistics Elevation 172–327 m (564–1,073 ft)
(avg. 181 m/594 ft)Land area1 8.82 km2 (3.41 sq mi) Population2 243 (1999) - Density 28 /km2 (73 /sq mi) INSEE/Postal code 55109/ 55600 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. Coordinates: 49°31′11″N 5°18′38″E / 49.5197222222°N 5.31055555556°E
Chauvency-le-Château is a commune in the Meuse department in Lorraine in north-eastern France.
The Chauvency tournament took place in 1285 ; the story of the tournament has been told by trouvère Jacques Bretel, and is kept in a manuscript (reference: Douce 308) at the Bodleian Library.
See also
Categories:- Communes of Meuse
- Meuse geography stubs
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