Robert-Espagne
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  Robert-Espagne | |
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Location within Lorraine region  Robert-Espagne | |
| Coordinates: 48°44′41″N 5°01′59″E / 48.7447°N 5.0331°ECoordinates: 48°44′41″N 5°01′59″E / 48.7447°N 5.0331°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine |
| Department | Meuse |
| Arrondissement | Bar-le-Duc |
| Canton | Bar-le-Duc-Sud |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de Bar-le-Duc |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Luc Fleurant |
| Area1 | 7.33 km2 (2.83 sq mi) |
| Population (1999)2 | 836 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 55435 / 55000 |
| Elevation | 155–233 m (509–764 ft) |
| Website | Site Officiel de la Commune |
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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. | |
Robert-Espagne is a commune in the Meuse department in Lorraine in north-eastern France.
On 29 August 1944, the 3rd Panzergenadier Division of the German Wehrmacht massacred 86 inhabitants of this and the three neighboring villages of Beurey-sur-Saulx, Couvonges and Mognéville. This is also referred to as the Massacre de la vallée de la Saulx.
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