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Chauvency-le-Château

Coordinates: 49°31′11″N 5°18′38″E / 49.5197°N 5.3106°E / 49.5197; 5.3106
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Chauvency-le-Château
The church in Chauvency-le-Château
The church in Chauvency-le-Château
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Chauvency-le-Château is located in France
Chauvency-le-Château
Chauvency-le-Château
Chauvency-le-Château is located in Grand Est
Chauvency-le-Château
Chauvency-le-Château
Coordinates: 49°31′11″N 5°18′38″E / 49.5197°N 5.3106°E / 49.5197; 5.3106
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMeuse
ArrondissementVerdun
CantonMontmédy
IntercommunalityCC du pays de Montmédy
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Daniel Regnauld[1]
Area
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8.82 km2 (3.41 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
229
 • Density26/km2 (67/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
55109 /55600
Elevation172–327 m (564–1,073 ft)
(avg. 181 m or 594 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Chauvency-le-Château

Chauvency-le-Château (French pronunciation: [ʃovɑ̃si l(ə) ʃɑto]) is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

The Chauvency tournament [fr] took place in 1285. The story of the tournament has been told by trouvère Jacques Bretel, and is kept in a manuscript (reference: MS. Douce 308) at the Bodleian Library.

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  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.