Cheppy
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Location within Grand Est region Cheppy | |
Coordinates: 49°13′57″N 5°03′32″E / 49.2325°N 5.0589°ECoordinates: 49°13′57″N 5°03′32″E / 49.2325°N 5.0589°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Grand Est |
Department | Meuse |
Arrondissement | Arrondissement of Verdun |
Canton | Canton of Varennes-en-Argonne |
Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de Montfaucon-Varennes-en-Argonne |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-François Lamorlette |
Area1 | 14.83 km2 (5.73 sq mi) |
Population (1999)2 | 131 |
• Density | 8.8/km2 (23/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
INSEE/Postal code | 55113 / 55270 |
Elevation |
155–239 m (509–784 ft) (avg. 169 m or 554 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. |
Cheppy is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
It was a site of fighting during the World War I. An American monument have been erected there by the State of Missouri after the war to honour the volunteers of the state.
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