Boult-sur-Suippe (French pronunciation: [bul(t) syʁ sɥip], literally Boult on Suippe) is a commune of the Marne department in northeastern France.

Boult-sur-Suippe
The town hall in Boult-sur-Suippe
The town hall in Boult-sur-Suippe
Coat of arms of Boult-sur-Suippe
Location of Boult-sur-Suippe
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Boult-sur-Suippe is located in France
Boult-sur-Suippe
Boult-sur-Suippe
Boult-sur-Suippe is located in Grand Est
Boult-sur-Suippe
Boult-sur-Suippe
Coordinates: 49°22′17″N 4°08′47″E / 49.3714°N 4.1464°E / 49.3714; 4.1464
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMarne
ArrondissementReims
CantonBourgogne-Fresne
IntercommunalityCU Grand Reims
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Christian Thiebeaux[1]
Area
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19.75 km2 (7.63 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,787
 • Density90/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
51074 /51110
Elevation98 m (322 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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The commune is traversed by the Suippe river.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 974—    
1975 938−0.54%
1982 899−0.60%
1990 1,361+5.32%
1999 1,353−0.07%
2009 1,612+1.77%
2014 1,695+1.01%
2020 1,780+0.82%
Source: INSEE[3]

History

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Boult-sur-Suippe is about 64 kilometers (40 mi) from the Belgium border, and during World War I the village was positioned along the Western Front (World War I), and the German troops established a hospital in the village. A cemetery in the village was used by the Germans between October 1914 and October 1918, and was perhaps directly linked to the battles of Reims, also called the Second Battle of the Marne and surrounding forts. Recent archaeological investigations have discovered over 500 graves in the cemetery, some of them identified as German and English troops, a few who were listed as Missing in action.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. ^ Urbanus, Jason 2016. "A Last Day, Reclaimed." Archaeology Magazine. November/December 2016. Pages 48-53.