Robert-Espagne

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Robert-Espagne
Commune
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The town hall in Robert-Espagne
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Location of Robert-Espagne
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Robert-Espagne
Coordinates: 48°44′41″N5°01′59″E / 48.7447°N 5.0331°E / 48.7447; 5.0331
Country France
Region Grand Est
Department Meuse
Arrondissement Bar-le-Duc
Canton Revigny-sur-Ornain
Intercommunality CA Bar-le-Duc - Sud Meuse
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Luc Fleurant [1]
Area
1
7.33 km2 (2.83 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [2]
766
 • Density100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
55435 /55000
Elevation155–233 m (509–764 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Robert-Espagne is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

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On 29 August 1944, the 3rd Panzergenadier Division of the German Wehrmacht massacred 86 inhabitants of this and the three neighboring villages of Beurey-sur-Saulx, Couvonges and Mognéville. This is also referred to as the Massacre de la vallée de la Saulx .

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References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.


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