Beausite

Beausite
Beausite

Coordinates: 48°58′07″N 5°11′34″E / 48.9686°N 5.1928°E / 48.9686; 5.1928Coordinates: 48°58′07″N 5°11′34″E / 48.9686°N 5.1928°E / 48.9686; 5.1928
Country France
Region Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine
Department Meuse
Arrondissement Bar-le-Duc
Canton Seuil-d'Argonne
Intercommunality Triaucourt Vaubecourt
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Dominique Marechal
Area1 25.41 km2 (9.81 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 291
  Density 11/km2 (30/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 55040 / 55250
Elevation 219–336 m (719–1,102 ft)
(avg. 235 m or 771 ft)

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.

Beausite is a commune in the Meuse department in the Lorraine region in northeastern France.

The former towns of Amblaincourt, Deuxnouds-devant-Beauzée, and Seraucourt were joined to Beauzée-sur-Aire on 1 December 1972, which subsequently changed its name to Beausite on 1 January 1973.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962478    
1968420−12.1%
1975370−11.9%
1982338−8.6%
1990337−0.3%
1999279−17.2%
2007287+2.9%
2009291+1.4%

See also

References

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