Pontfaverger-Moronvilliers
| Pontfaverger-Moronvilliers | |
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  Pontfaverger-Moronvilliers | |
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Location within Champagne-Ardenne region  Pontfaverger-Moronvilliers | |
| Coordinates: 49°17′51″N 4°19′13″E / 49.2975°N 4.3203°ECoordinates: 49°17′51″N 4°19′13″E / 49.2975°N 4.3203°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine |
| Department | Marne |
| Arrondissement | Reims |
| Canton | Beine-Nauroy |
| Area1 | 31.52 km2 (12.17 sq mi) |
| Population (1999)2 | 1,376 |
| • Density | 44/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 51440 / 51490 |
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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. | |
Pontfaverger-Moronvilliers is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France.
Although the town of Pontfaverger-Moronvilliers was originally two separate smaller towns, Pontfaverger and Moronvilliers, they were joined together as one in 1950 after Moronvilliers was destroyed during World War I and never rebuilt.
German cemetery, World War I.
Geography
The commune is traversed by the Suippe river.
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