Beauclair
| Beauclair | |
|---|---|
| Commune | |
  Beauclair Location within Grand Est region  Beauclair | |
| Coordinates: 49°27′31″N 5°06′56″E / 49.4586°N 5.1156°ECoordinates: 49°27′31″N 5°06′56″E / 49.4586°N 5.1156°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Meuse |
| Arrondissement | Verdun |
| Canton | Stenay |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Stenay |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | François Watrin |
| Area1 | 4.84 km2 (1.87 sq mi) |
| Population (2009)2 | 84 |
| • Density | 17/km2 (45/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 55036 /55700 |
| Elevation |
174–308 m (571–1,010 ft) (avg. 190 m or 620 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Beauclair is a commune in the Meuse department in the Grand Est region in northeastern France.
Population
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 92 | — |
| 1968 | 94 | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 75 | −20.2% |
| 1982 | 72 | −4.0% |
| 1990 | 84 | +16.7% |
| 1999 | 85 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 85 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 84 | −1.2% |
In Popular Culture
In the Blood and Wine expansion to the critically acclaimed 2015 game The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, the capital of the fictional duchy of Toussaint is named after the real town of Beauclair. Several references pay homage to the town and the region, like its wine-making tradition and mention to a fictional brand of wine named Est-Est.
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