Louppy-le-Château

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
Commune
The cemetery chapel in Louppy-le-Château
Coat of arms
Location of Louppy-le-Château
Louppy-le-Château Show map of France Louppy-le-Château Show map of Grand Est
Coordinates: 48°52′04″N 5°04′37″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

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

• Communes of the Meuse department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.