Velosnes

Velosnes

Velosnes
Administration
Country France
Region Lorraine
Department Meuse
Arrondissement Arrondissement of Verdun
Canton Canton of Montmédy
Intercommunality Communauté de communes du pays de Montmédy
Mayor Jean-Pierre Stelmach
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 184–315 m (604–1,033 ft)
(avg. 192 m/630 ft)
Land area1 4.37 km2 (1.69 sq mi)
Population2 146  (1999)
 - Density 33 /km2 (85 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 55544/ 55600
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.

Velosnes is a commune in the Meuse department in Lorraine in north-eastern France.

Geography

The river Othain forms part of the commune's southern border; the Chiers forms all of its northern border.

See also