Beauclair (French pronunciation: [boklɛʁ]) is a commune in the Meuse department in the Grand Est region in northeastern France.
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Location of Beauclair  | |
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| Coordinates: 49°27′31″N 5°06′56″E / 49.4586°N 5.1156°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Meuse |
| Arrondissement | Verdun |
| Canton | Stenay |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | François Watrin[1] |
| Area 1 | 4.84 km2 (1.87 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 94 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (50/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 55036 /55700 |
| Elevation | 174–308 m (571–1,010 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. | |
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 94 | — |
| 1975 | 75 | −3.17% |
| 1982 | 72 | −0.58% |
| 1990 | 84 | +1.95% |
| 1999 | 85 | +0.13% |
| 2009 | 84 | −0.12% |
| 2014 | 92 | +1.84% |
| 2020 | 93 | +0.18% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
In popular culture
editIn the Blood and Wine expansion to the critically acclaimed 2015 game The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, the capital of the fictional duchy of Toussaint is named after the real town of Beauclair. Several references pay homage to the town and the region, like its wine-making tradition and mention to a fictional brand of wine named Est-Est.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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