Beauclair (French pronunciation: [boklɛʁ]) is a commune in the Meuse department in the Grand Est region in northeastern France.

Beauclair
Location of Beauclair
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Beauclair is located in France
Beauclair
Beauclair
Beauclair is located in Grand Est
Beauclair
Beauclair
Coordinates: 49°27′31″N 5°06′56″E / 49.4586°N 5.1156°E / 49.4586; 5.1156
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMeuse
ArrondissementVerdun
CantonStenay
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) François Watrin[1]
Area
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4.84 km2 (1.87 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
94
 • Density19/km2 (50/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
55036 /55700
Elevation174–308 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

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Historical population
YearPop.±% 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]
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In 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

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE