In 1911, the small village of Moronvilliers had 86 inhabitants.
On 2 September 1914, in the first month of World War I, the village, only 15 kilometers north-east from Rheims, was occupied by German troops. Situated on the frontline, the village was deserted and destroyed during the war.
The village was never rebuilt after the war. On June 17, 1950, its territory was merged with that of Pontfaverger, the commune bearing the name Pontfaverger-Moronvilliers.
The Camp de Moronvilliers has been the site of simulated nuclear testing or "cold firings" in the past, which caused many issues with both the general public and foreign observers.
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is a monument in Warsaw, Poland, dedicated to the unknown soldiers who have given their lives for Poland. It is one of many such national tombs of unknowns that were erected after World War I, and the most important such monument in Poland.
Eurodif, which means European Gaseous Diffusion Uranium Enrichment Consortium, is a subsidiary of the French company Orano, which operates a uranium enrichment plant established at the Tricastin Nuclear Power Center in Pierrelatte in Drôme. The nuclear site of Pierrelatte includes many nuclear installations, of which the largest are the Eurodif fuel factory and the Tricastin nuclear power station.
Pontfaverger-Moronvilliers is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France.
Beda Fomm is a small coastal town in southwestern Cyrenaica, Libya. It is located between the much larger port city Benghazi to its north-west and the larger town of El Agheila further to the south-west. Beda Fomm is known mainly for being the site of the final engagement of Operation Compass in the Second World War.
The arrondissement of Reims is an arrondissement of France in the Marne department in the Grand Est region. It has 143 communes. Its population is 294,674 (2016), and its area is 1,432.4 km2 (553.1 sq mi).
Grundhof is a village in the commune of Berdorf, in eastern Luxembourg. As of 2001, the village had a population of 26. Nearby is the confluence of the Sauer and the Black Ernz.
Aussonce is a commune in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region of north-eastern France.
Maytablı is a village in the Davachi Rayon of Azerbaijan. The village forms part of the municipality of Rəhimli.
Meshaoba is a village in the Balakan Rayon of Azerbaijan.
Pomorzany is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Końskie, within Końskie County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) west of Końskie and 42 km (26 mi) north-west of the regional capital Kielce.
Paniszczów is a former village in the administrative district of Gmina Czarna, within Bieszczady County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine. It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) west of Czarna, 13 km (8 mi) south of Ustrzyki Dolne, and 88 km (55 mi) south-east of the regional capital Rzeszów.
Tyborów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Magnuszew, within Kozienice County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) west of Magnuszew, 26 km (16 mi) north-west of Kozienice, and 56 km (35 mi) south-east of Warsaw.
Gawartowa Wola is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Leszno, within Warsaw West County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south-west of Leszno, 21 km (13 mi) west of Ożarów Mazowiecki, and 35 km (22 mi) west of Warsaw.
Grabowo Królewskie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kołaczkowo, within Września County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) south of Września and 52 km (32 mi) east of the regional capital Poznań.
Klukowa Huta is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stężyca, within Kartuzy County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north-west of Stężyca, 23 km (14 mi) south-west of Kartuzy, and 50 km (31 mi) west of the regional capital Gdańsk.
Łyśniewo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Puck, within Puck County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) north-west of Puck and 52 km (32 mi) north of the regional capital Gdańsk.
Kiersy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Braniewo, within Braniewo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia. It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) south-east of Braniewo and 71 km (44 mi) north-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.
The canton of Mourmelon-Vesle et Monts de Champagne is an administrative division of the Marne department, northeastern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Mourmelon-le-Grand.
The Communauté urbaine du Grand Reims is the communauté urbaine, an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Reims. It is located in the Marne department, in the Grand Est region, northeastern France. It was created in January 2017 by the merger of the previous communauté d'agglomération Reims Métropole with the communautés de communes Beine-Bourgogne, Champagne Vesle, Nord Champenois, Fismes Ardre et Vesle, Vallée de la Suippe, Rives de la Suippe, Vesle et Coteaux de la Montagne de Reims and 18 other communes. Its population was 299,054 in 2014, of which 186,971 in Reims proper.
Coordinates: 49°14′28″N4°19′47″E / 49.24111°N 4.32972°E
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