The Canton of Coussey is a former French administrative and electoral grouping of communes in the

Vosges The Vosges ( , ; german: Vogesen ; Franconian and gsw, Vogese) are a range of low mountains in Eastern France, near its border with Germany. Together with the Palatine Forest to the north on the German side of the border, they form a single ...

département In the administrative divisions of France, the department (french: département, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level ("territorial collectivity, territorial collectivities"), between the regions of France, admin ...

'' of eastern

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and in the

region In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and t ...

Lorraine Lorraine , also , , ; Lorrain: ''Louréne''; Lorraine Franconian: ''Lottringe''; german: Lothringen ; lb, Loutrengen; nl, Lotharingen is a cultural and historical region in Northeastern France, now located in the administrative region of Gr ...

. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 21 communes, which joined the

canton of Neufchâteau The Canton of Neufchâteau is a rural French administrative and electoral grouping of communes in the Vosges ''département'' of eastern France and in the region of Grand Est. The canton has its administrative centre at Neufchâteau. Composition ...

in 2015.Décret n° 2014-268 du 27 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département des Vosges
/ref> It had 4,209 inhabitants (2012).Populations légales 2012: 88 Vosges
INSEE The Canton of Coussey had its administrative centre at

Coussey Coussey () is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France. Sights The twelfth-century church of Notre Dame (Our Lady) has a romanesque exterior while the interior is primarily in the Gothic style. Coussey the origins o ...

and was one of seven cantons in the Arrondissement of Neufchâteau. The territory of the canton included Joan of Arc's birthplace

Domrémy-la-Pucelle Domrémy-la-Pucelle (, ; german: Remshausen) is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France. The village, originally named Domrémy, is the birthplace of Joan of Arc. It has since been renamed ''Domrémy-la-Pucelle'' a ...

Composition

The Canton of Coussey comprises the following 21

communes An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, religious, ...

, Soulosse-sous-Saint-Élophe,

Frebécourt Frebécourt () is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France. See also *Communes of the Vosges department The following is a list of the 507 communes of the Vosges department of France. The communes cooperate in t ...

, Maxey-sur-Meuse,

Moncel-sur-Vair Moncel-sur-Vair (, literally ''Moncel on Vair'') is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France. The commune was created in 1965 by the fusion of the former communes of Gouécourt and Moncel-et-Happoncourt. See also * ...

, Midrevaux,

Harmonville Harmonville () is a Communes of France, commune in the Vosges (department), Vosges Departments of France, department in Grand Est in northeastern France. See also *Communes of the Vosges department References

Communes of Vosges (depa ...

, Autigny-la-Tour,

Greux Greux () is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France. See also * Communes of the Vosges department The following is a list of the 507 communes of the Vosges department of France. The communes cooperate in the f ...

Punerot Punerot () is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France. See also *Communes of the Vosges department The following is a list of the 507 communes of the Vosges department of France. The communes cooperate in the fo ...

, Ruppes,

Martigny-les-Gerbonvaux Martigny-les-Gerbonvaux () is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France. History During the Gallo-Roman period, Martigny was already on a known transit route, positioned between Metz and Langres. See also *Communes ...

, Autreville,

Sionne Sionne () is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France. See also *Communes of the Vosges department The following is a list of the 507 communes of the Vosges department of France. The communes cooperate in the fo ...

Chermisey Chermisey () is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France. See also *Communes of the Vosges department The following is a list of the 507 communes of the Vosges department of France. The communes cooperate in the ...

, Tranqueville-Graux,

Avranville Avranville () is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France. See also *Communes of the Vosges department The following is a list of the 507 communes of the Vosges department of France. The communes cooperate in th ...

Jubainville Jubainville () is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France. See also *Communes of the Vosges department The following is a list of the 507 communes of the Vosges department of France. The communes cooperate in ...

Clérey-la-Côte Clérey-la-Côte () is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France. Its inhabitants are called ''Clercycurtiens''. Geography Clérey-la-côte borders the Meuse and Meurthe-et-Moselle. These three departments conjoin ...

and Seraumont.

References

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