Gondrecourt-le-Château
| Gondrecourt-le-Château | |
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  Gondrecourt-le-Château | |
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Location within Lorraine region  Gondrecourt-le-Château | |
| Coordinates: 48°30′51″N 5°30′28″E / 48.5142°N 5.5078°ECoordinates: 48°30′51″N 5°30′28″E / 48.5142°N 5.5078°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Lorraine |
| Department | Meuse |
| Arrondissement | Commercy |
| Canton | Gondrecourt-le-Château |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Val d’Ornois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Stéphane Martin |
| Area1 | 51.33 km2 (19.82 sq mi) |
| Population (1999)2 | 1,377 |
| • Density | 27/km2 (69/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 55215 / 55130 |
| Elevation |
287–428 m (942–1,404 ft) (avg. 280 m or 920 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. | |
Gondrecourt-le-Château is a commune in the Meuse department in Lorraine in north-eastern France.
On January 1, 1973 (prefectoral order dated December 1, 1972), the communes of Luméville-en-Ornois and Touraille-sous-Bois merged with and became part of it.
Notable people
- Louis Jacquinot, former Minister of the Marine (Navy) in 1944
- Fernand Braudel, historian born in Luméville-en-Ornois 1902
- Fernand Fleuret, writer and poet, born in Gondrecout April 1883
- André Droitcourt, former Deputy of the Meuse from 1993 to 1997
See also
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