Stonne
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Commune of Stonne |
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| Location | |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Champagne-Ardenne |
| Department | Ardennes |
| Arrondissement | Sedan |
| Canton | Raucourt-et-Flaba |
| Intercommunality | Trois Cantons |
| Mayor | Mariette Lefevre (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 189 m–340 m (avg. 338 m) |
| Land area¹ | 7,18 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
33 |
| - Density | 4/km² |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 08430/ 08390 |
| 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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Stonne is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France.
[edit] Battle of Stonne
This small village, consisting of only a handful of farmsteads, was heavily contested during the invasion of France in the Second World War. The villgae changed hands 17 times over the course of three days of fighting between May 15 and May 17, 1940.
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