Lachaussée
| Lachaussée | |
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  Lachaussée | |
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Location within Lorraine region  Lachaussée | |
| Coordinates: 49°02′16″N 5°49′10″E / 49.0378°N 5.8194°ECoordinates: 49°02′16″N 5°49′10″E / 49.0378°N 5.8194°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine |
| Department | Meuse |
| Arrondissement | Arrondissement of Commercy |
| Canton | Canton of Vigneulles-lès-Hattonchâtel |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du pays de Vigneulles les Hattonchâtel |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Gérard Peltre |
| Area1 | 27.19 km2 (10.50 sq mi) |
| Population (1999)2 | 256 |
| • Density | 9.4/km2 (24/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 55267 / 55210 |
| Elevation |
203–238 m (666–781 ft) (avg. 218 m or 715 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. | |
Lachaussée is a commune in the Meuse department in Lorraine in north-eastern France.
Geography
L'étang de Lachaussée
The village of Lachaussée lies on the south-eastern rim of a huge pond named Étang de Lachaussée, which was created during the middle ages from a marsh area and then devoted to pisciculture.
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