Beaulieu-en-Argonne (French pronunciation: [boljø ɑ̃.n‿aʁɡɔn], literally Beaulieu in Argonne) is a commune in the Meuse department in the Grand Est region in northeastern France.
Beaulieu-en-Argonne | |
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.JPG) The main road in Beaulieu-en-Argonne | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Beaulieu-en-Argonne  | |
  Beaulieu-en-Argonne  Beaulieu-en-Argonne | |
| Coordinates: 49°01′57″N 5°04′04″E / 49.0325°N 5.0678°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Meuse |
| Arrondissement | Bar-le-Duc |
| Canton | Dieue-sur-Meuse |
| Intercommunality | CC de l'Aire à l'Argonne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–2026) | Maurice Locardel[1] |
| Area 1 | 29.56 km2 (11.41 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 39 |
| • Density | 1.3/km2 (3.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 55038 /55250 |
| Elevation | 146–301 m (479–988 ft) (avg. 276 m or 906 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The Abbey of Beaulieu was founded and governed for thirty years by Saint Rodingus (died c. 680), an Irish monk.[3]
Population edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 81 | — |
| 1975 | 45 | −8.05% |
| 1982 | 46 | +0.31% |
| 1990 | 42 | −1.13% |
| 1999 | 30 | −3.67% |
| 2009 | 37 | +2.12% |
| 2014 | 37 | +0.00% |
| 2020 | 38 | +0.45% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ St. Augustine's Abbey, Ramsgate (1921), The Book of saints : a dictionary of servants of God canonized by the Catholic Church, London: A. & C. Black, ltd., p. 233, retrieved 7 September 2021
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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