Les Hauts-de-Chée
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| Les Hauts-de-Chée | |
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  Les Hauts-de-Chée | |
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Location within Lorraine region  Les Hauts-de-Chée | |
| Coordinates: 48°52′05″N 5°10′03″E / 48.8681°N 5.1675°ECoordinates: 48°52′05″N 5°10′03″E / 48.8681°N 5.1675°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Lorraine |
| Department | Meuse |
| Arrondissement | Arrondissement of Bar-le-Duc |
| Canton | Canton of Vaubecourt |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de Triaucourt Vaubecourt |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Reine Varinot |
| Area | |
| • Land1 | 50.17 km2 (19.37 sq mi) |
| Population (1999) | |
| • Population2 | 759 |
| • Population2 Density | 15/km2 (39/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 55123 / 55000 |
| Elevation |
184–301 m (604–988 ft) (avg. 213 m or 699 ft) |
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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. | |
Les Hauts-de-Chée is a commune in the Meuse department in Lorraine in north-eastern France.
The former towns of Génicourt-sous-Condé, Hargeville-sur-Chée, Louppy-sur-Chée (Loppy-le-Petit) and Les Marats (Marat-la-Grande, Marat-la-Petite) were joined to Condé-en-Barrois on 20 June 1972, which subsequently changed its name to Les Hauts-de-Chée on 1 July 1972.
Geography
The river Chée rises in the eastern part of the commune, then flows westward through the middle of the commune, crossing through several villages and hamlets.
See also
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