Chauvency-le-Château

Chauvency-le-Château (French pronunciation: [ʃovɑ̃si l(ə) ʃɑto]) is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Chauvency-le-Château
Commune
The church in Chauvency-le-Château
Location of Chauvency-le-Château
Chauvency-le-Château Show map of France Chauvency-le-Château Show map of Grand Est
Coordinates: 49°31′11″N 5°18′38″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Meuse
Arrondissement	Verdun
Canton	Montmédy
Intercommunality	CC du pays de Montmédy
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Daniel Regnauld[1]
Area 1	8.82 km2 (3.41 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	229
• Density	26/km2 (67/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	55109 /55600
Elevation	172–327 m (564–1,073 ft) (avg. 181 m or 594 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Chauvency-le-Château

The Chauvency tournament [fr] took place in 1285. The story of the tournament has been told by trouvère Jacques Bretel, and is kept in a manuscript (reference: MS. Douce 308) at the Bodleian Library.

See also

• Communes of the Meuse department

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.