Cornay

Cornay

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Cornay

Coordinates: 49°18′09″N 4°57′00″E / 49.3025°N 4.95°ECoordinates: 49°18′09″N 4°57′00″E / 49.3025°N 4.95°E
Country France
Region Champagne-Ardenne
Department Ardennes
Arrondissement Vouziers
Canton Grandpré
Intercommunality Argonne Ardennaise
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Michel Huat
Area1 10.94 km2 (4.22 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 80
 • Density 7.3/km2 (19/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 08131 / 08250
Elevation 122–246 m (400–807 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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Cornay is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France.

World War I

On October 8, 1918, in the Argonne Forest (49°17′08″N 4°57′09″E / 49.28558°N 4.95242°E) near, Cornay, France, Cpl Alvin C. York from Company G, 328th Infantry Regiment, 82nd Infantry Division, with the aid of 7 other soldiers, captured 132 German soldiers. For his actions York was awarded the US Congressional Medal of Honor.[1]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962112—    
1968117+4.5%
197598−16.2%
198296−2.0%
199090−6.2%
199986−4.4%
200880−7.0%

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Photo of Sgt York on hill where raid took place near Cornay, France". US National Archives. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
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