Chauvency-le-Château
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Location within Lorraine region  Chauvency-le-Château | |
| Coordinates: 49°31′11″N 5°18′38″E / 49.5197°N 5.3106°ECoordinates: 49°31′11″N 5°18′38″E / 49.5197°N 5.3106°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine |
| Department | Meuse |
| Arrondissement | Arrondissement of Verdun |
| Canton | Canton of Montmédy |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du pays de Montmédy |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Claude Lallemand |
| Area1 | 8.82 km2 (3.41 sq mi) |
| Population (2012)2 | 270 |
| • Density | 31/km2 (79/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 55109 / 55600 |
| Elevation |
172–327 m (564–1,073 ft) (avg. 181 m or 594 ft) |
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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. | |
Chauvency-le-Château
Chauvency-le-Château is a commune in the Meuse department in Lorraine in north-eastern France.
The Chauvency tournament took place in 1285. The story of the tournament has been told by trouvère Jacques Bretel, and is kept in a manuscript (reference: Douce 308) at the Bodleian Library.
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