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Vauquois

Vauquois
Commune
The town hall in Vauquois
The town hall in Vauquois
Coat of arms of Vauquois
Coat of arms
Location of Vauquois
Map
Vauquois is located in France
Vauquois
Vauquois
Vauquois is located in Grand Est
Vauquois
Vauquois
Coordinates: 49°12′14″N 5°04′24″E / 49.2039°N 5.0733°E / 49.2039; 5.0733
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMeuse
ArrondissementVerdun
CantonClermont-en-Argonne
IntercommunalityArgonne-Meuse
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Pierre Delandre[1]
Area
1
8.14 km2 (3.14 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
21
 • Density2.6/km2 (6.7/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
55536 /55270
Elevation184–290 m (604–951 ft)
(avg. 318 m or 1,043 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Vauquois (French pronunciation: [vokwa]) is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

During World War 1, Vauquois was the site of violent mine warfare,[3] also in connection with the Battle of Verdun (1916). From 1915 to 1918, French and German tunneling units fired 519 separate mines at Vauquois, and the German gallery network beneath the village hill (the Butte de Vauquois) grew to a length of 17 kilometres (11 mi). Vauquois was destroyed and many huge craters and dugouts remain.

The French papyrologist Jean Maspero (1885–1915) died in Vauquois, as did biologist Auguste Chaillou.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "The War Underground". First World War: Vauquois. webmatters.net. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
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