Courcy, Marne

For other uses, see Courcy.
Courcy
Courcy

Coordinates: 49°19′26″N 4°00′12″E / 49.3239°N 4.0033°E / 49.3239; 4.0033Coordinates: 49°19′26″N 4°00′12″E / 49.3239°N 4.0033°E / 49.3239; 4.0033
Country France
Region Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine
Department Marne
Arrondissement Reims
Canton Bourgogne
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Martine Jolly
Area1 15.5 km2 (6.0 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 1,388
  Density 90/km2 (230/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 51183 / 51220
Elevation 75–161 m (246–528 ft)
(avg. 78 m or 256 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.

Courcy is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France.

History

Courcy was a contested village during the First World War. During the Second Battle of the Aisne the Russian Expeditionary Force in France captured the village on 16 April 1916.

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