Beaufort-en-Argonne
Beaufort-en-Argonne | |
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 The wash house in Beaufort-en-Argonne | |
 Location of Beaufort-en-Argonne | |
  Beaufort-en-Argonne Location within France  Beaufort-en-Argonne Location within Grand Est | |
| Coordinates: 49°28′22″N 5°06′51″E / 49.4728°N 5.1142°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Meuse |
| Arrondissement | Verdun |
| Canton | Stenay |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–2026) | Joël Fourreaux[1] |
Area 1 | 11.09 km2 (4.28 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 127 |
| • Density | 11.5/km2 (29.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 55037 /55700 |
| Elevation | 175–245 m (574–804 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. | |
Beaufort-en-Argonne (French pronunciation: [bofɔʁ ɑ̃.n‿aʁɡɔn], literally Beaufort in Argonne) is a commune in the Meuse department in the Grand Est region in northeastern France.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 181 | — |
| 1975 | 178 | −0.24% |
| 1982 | 186 | +0.63% |
| 1990 | 174 | −0.83% |
| 1999 | 170 | −0.26% |
| 2007 | 161 | −0.68% |
| 2012 | 148 | −1.67% |
| 2017 | 144 | −0.55% |
| 2023 | 127 | −2.07% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
History
[edit]Beaufort was the site of the final shot of World War I: a 95-pound shell fired at 10:59:59 AM[4] on 11 November 1918 from a 155 mm howitzer nicknamed Calamity Jane, belonging to Battery E of the U.S. 11th Field Artillery, which was entrenched east of the town.[5] The target is uncertain, but was probably the railway between Metz and Sedan.[6]
Government
[edit]The communities representative for the National Assembly of France is Jean-Louis Dumont.
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 de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- ↑ "11th FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT". 25thIDA.org. 25th Infantry Division Association. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- ↑ Hymel, Kevin (20 January 2015). "The Last Ones to Fire: The 11th Field Artillery in World War I". ArmyHistory.org. Campaign for the National Museum of the United States Army. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- ↑ "11th FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT". 25thIDA.org. 25th Infantry Division Association. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
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