Hans, Marne
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Commune of Hans |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Champagne-Ardenne |
| Department | Marne |
| Arrondissement | Sainte-Menehould |
| Canton | Sainte-Menehould |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | m–m (avg. 178 m) |
| Land area¹ | 19.5 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
133 |
| - Density | 6/km² (1999) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 51283/ 51800 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Hans is a French commune, in the département of Marne and the région of Champagne-Ardenne.
[edit] History
During the Battle of Valmy the castle of Hans was the head-quarter of Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick, commander of the Prussian army.
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