Courcy, Marne
For other uses, see Courcy.
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Location within Champagne-Ardenne region  Courcy | |
| Coordinates: 49°19′26″N 4°00′12″E / 49.3239°N 4.0033°ECoordinates: 49°19′26″N 4°00′12″E / 49.3239°N 4.0033°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine |
| Department | Marne |
| Arrondissement | Reims |
| Canton | Bourgogne |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Martine Jolly |
| Area1 | 15.5 km2 (6.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 1,388 |
| • Density | 90/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 51183 / 51220 |
| Elevation |
75–161 m (246–528 ft) (avg. 78 m or 256 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. | |
Courcy is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France.
History
Courcy was a contested village during the First World War. During the Second Battle of the Aisne the Russian Expeditionary Force in France captured the village on 16 April 1916.
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German Defensive earthworks, 1915 (photo Hans Hildenbrand)
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Generals Nikolai Aleksandrovich Lokhvitsky and Fyodor Fyodorovich Palitzin inspecting the Russian soldiers at Courcy, 13 May 1917
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