Courcy, Marne
Courcy | |
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Commune | |
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Courcy Location within Grand Est region Courcy | |
Coordinates: 49°19′26″N 4°00′12″E / 49.3239°N 4.0033°ECoordinates: 49°19′26″N 4°00′12″E / 49.3239°N 4.0033°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Grand Est |
Department | Marne |
Arrondissement | Reims |
Canton | Bourgogne |
Intercommunality | CU Grand Reims |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Martine Jolly |
Area1 | 15.5 km2 (6.0 sq mi) |
Population (2006)2 | 1,388 |
• Density | 90/km2 (230/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 51183 /51220 |
Elevation |
75–161 m (246–528 ft) (avg. 78 m or 256 ft) |
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. |
Courcy is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France.
History
Courcy was a contested village during the First World War. During the Second Battle of the Aisne the Russian Expeditionary Force in France captured the village on 16 April 1916.
- German Defensive earthworks, 1915 (photo Hans Hildenbrand)
- Generals Nikolai Aleksandrovich Lokhvitsky and Fyodor Fyodorovich Palitzin inspecting the Russian soldiers at Courcy, 13 May 1917
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