Beaufort-en-Argonne

Beaufort-en-Argonne
The wash house in Beaufort-en-Argonne
The wash house in Beaufort-en-Argonne
Location of Beaufort-en-Argonne
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Beaufort-en-Argonne is located in France
Beaufort-en-Argonne
Beaufort-en-Argonne
Beaufort-en-Argonne is located in Grand Est
Beaufort-en-Argonne
Beaufort-en-Argonne
Coordinates: 49°28′22″N 5°06′51″E / 49.4728°N 5.1142°E / 49.4728; 5.1142
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMeuse
ArrondissementVerdun
CantonStenay
Government
 • Mayor (2021–2026) Joël Fourreaux[1]
Area
1
11.09 km2 (4.28 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
133
 • Density12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
55037 /55700
Elevation175–245 m (574–804 ft)
(avg. 190 m or 620 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Beaufort-en-Argonne (French pronunciation: [bofɔʁ ɑ̃.n‿aʁɡɔn], literally Beaufort in Argonne) is a commune in the Meuse department in the Grand Est region in northeastern France.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 181—    
1975 178−0.24%
1982 186+0.63%
1990 174−0.83%
1999 170−0.26%
2009 156−0.86%
2014 147−1.18%
2020 139−0.93%
Source: INSEE[3]

History

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Beaufort was the site of the final shot of World War I: a 95-pound shell fired at 10:59:59 AM[4] on 11 November 1918 from a 155 mm howitzer nicknamed Calamity Jane, belonging to Battery E of the U.S. 11th Field Artillery, which was entrenched east of the town.[5] The target is uncertain, but was probably the railway between Metz and Sedan.[6]

Government

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The communities representative for the National Assembly of France is Jean-Louis Dumont.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. ^ "11th FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT". 25thIDA.org. 25th Infantry Division Association. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  5. ^ Hymel, Kevin (20 January 2015). "The Last Ones to Fire: The 11th Field Artillery in World War I". ArmyHistory.org. Campaign for the National Museum of the United States Army. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  6. ^ "11th FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT". 25thIDA.org. 25th Infantry Division Association. Retrieved 11 November 2018.