Lachaussée (French pronunciation: [laʃose]) is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. In January 1973, it absorbed the former communes Haumont-lès-Lachaussée and Hadonville-lès-Lachaussée.[3]

Lachaussée
The church in Lachaussée
The church in Lachaussée
Coat of arms of Lachaussée
Location of Lachaussée
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Lachaussée is located in France
Lachaussée
Lachaussée
Lachaussée is located in Grand Est
Lachaussée
Lachaussée
Coordinates: 49°02′16″N 5°49′10″E / 49.0378°N 5.8194°E / 49.0378; 5.8194
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMeuse
ArrondissementCommercy
CantonSaint-Mihiel
IntercommunalityCôtes de Meuse - Woëvre
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Didier Kopocz[1]
Area
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27.19 km2 (10.50 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
279
 • Density10/km2 (27/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
55267 /55210
Elevation203–238 m (666–781 ft)
(avg. 218 m or 715 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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L'étang de Lachaussée

The village of Lachaussée lies on the south-eastern rim of a huge pond named Étang de Lachaussée, which was created during the Middle Ages from a marsh area and then devoted to pisciculture.

See also

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References

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  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. ^ Modifications aux circonscriptions administratives territoriales (fusion de communes), Journal officiel de la République française n° 0290, 13 December 1972, p. 12829.