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Cheppy
Administration Country France Region Lorraine Department Meuse Arrondissement Arrondissement of Verdun Canton Canton of Varennes-en-Argonne Intercommunality Communauté de communes de Montfaucon-Varennes-en-Argonne Mayor Jean-François Lamorlette
(2008–2014)Statistics Elevation 155–239 m (509–784 ft)
(avg. 169 m/554 ft)Land area1 14.83 km2 (5.73 sq mi) Population2 131 (1999) - Density 9 /km2 (23 /sq mi) INSEE/Postal code 55113/ 55270 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°13′57″N 5°03′32″E / 49.2325°N 5.05888888889°E
Cheppy is a commune in the Meuse department in Lorraine in north-eastern France.
It was a site of fighting during the World War I. An American monument have been erected there by the State of Missouri after the war to honour the volunteers of the state.
See also
Categories:- Communes of Meuse
- Meuse geography stubs
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