Louppy-le-Château (French pronunciation: [lupi lə ʃato]) is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. The coat of arms includes the dinosaur Erectopus, which was discovered nearby during the 1870s.
Louppy-le-Château | |
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 The cemetery chapel in Louppy-le-Château | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Louppy-le-Château  | |
  Louppy-le-Château  Louppy-le-Château | |
| Coordinates: 48°52′04″N 5°04′37″E / 48.8678°N 5.0769°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Meuse |
| Arrondissement | Bar-le-Duc |
| Canton | Revigny-sur-Ornain |
| Intercommunality | CC de l'Aire à l'Argonne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pierre-Louis Molitor[1] |
| Area 1 | 18.76 km2 (7.24 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 162 |
| • Density | 8.6/km2 (22/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 55304 /55800 |
| Elevation | 163–232 m (535–761 ft) (avg. 196 m or 643 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography edit
The village lies in the middle of the commune, on the left bank of The Chée, which flows northwestward through the middle of the commune.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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