Velosnes

Velosnes
Velosnes

Coordinates: 49°30′24″N 5°27′21″E / 49.5067°N 5.4558°E / 49.5067; 5.4558Coordinates: 49°30′24″N 5°27′21″E / 49.5067°N 5.4558°E / 49.5067; 5.4558
Country France
Region Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine
Department Meuse
Arrondissement Verdun
Canton Montmédy
Intercommunality Communauté de communes du pays de Montmédy
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean-Pierre Stelmach
Area1 4.37 km2 (1.69 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 146
  Density 33/km2 (87/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 55544 / 55600
Elevation 184–315 m (604–1,033 ft)
(avg. 192 m or 630 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.

Velosnes is a commune in the Meuse department in Lorraine in north-eastern France.

Geography

The river Othain forms part of the commune's southern border; the Chiers forms all of its northern border.

See also

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