Bayonville is a

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in the

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in the

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region of northern

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. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Bayonvillois'' or ''Bayonvilloises''.

Geography

Bayonville is located some 40 km south by south-east of

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and 15 km south-west of

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. Access to the commune is by the D12 road from Buzancy in the north-west which passes through the centre of the commune and the village and continues south-east to

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- changing to the D15 at the departmental border. Another D15 comes from Tailly in the north-east and goes south through the commune and the village continuing to Imécourt in the south-west. The D55 goes south from the village to Landres-et-Saint-Georges. Apart from the village there are the hamlets of Chennery and Landreville. The commune is mostly farmland with some forest in the east and north. The ''Agron'' river flows through the south-east of the commune from north-east to south-west where it continues a meandering path to join the

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south-west of

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. The ''Ruisseau du Wassieux'' flows south-west through the commune and continues south-west to join the Agron near Imécourt. The ''Furba'' rises in the north-east of the commune and flows south-west to join the Agron at Landreville.

Toponymy

Bayonville was attested in the Latinised form ''Baionis villa'' in 960. The derivation is undoubtedly from the "Domain of Baio", a Germanic personal name (cf. Bayonvillers) Bayonville appears as ''Bayonville'' on the 1750

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and the same on the 1790 version.

History

In 1828 the communes of ''Chennery'' and ''Landreville'' were merged with the commune of Bayonville. In 1864 Landreville had 80 inhabitants.

Administration

List of Successive

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Demography

In 2017 the commune had 99 inhabitants.

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

*The Chateau of Landreville (1567) is registered as an historical monument. The interior decor (16th century) is registered as an historical object.Ministry of Culture, Palissy

Religious heritage

*Bayonville Church

Notable people linked to the commune

*Claude-François de Maillard first Marquis of Landreville in 1760