Gondrecourt-le-Château () is a
commune in the
Meuse
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History
From 1301, the upper ...
department in
Grand Est
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in north-eastern
France
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.
On 1 January 1973 (prefectoral order dated 1 December 1972), the communes of
Luméville-en-Ornois Luméville-en-Ornois () is a village and a former French commune of the Meuse department in the administrative region of Lorraine, in north-eastern France. Its population is 56 (2022).
On 1 January 1973 (prefectoral order dated 1 December 1972), i ...
and Touraille-sous-Bois merged with and became part of it.
Modifications aux circonscriptions administratives territoriales (fusion de communes)
''Journal officiel de la République française
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'' n° 0003, 4 January 1973, pp. 183-184.
Notable people
* Louis Jacquinot
Louis Jacquinot (16 September 1898 – 14 June 1993) was a French lawyer and politician, and chief of Prime Minister Raymond Poincaré's office.
Biography
Jacquinot was born in Gondrecourt-le-Château (Meuse) in 1898. Entering parliament in 1 ...
, former Minister of the Marine (Navy) in 1944
* Fernand Braudel
Fernand Paul Achille Braudel (; 24 August 1902 – 27 November 1985) was a French historian. His scholarship focused on three main projects: ''The Mediterranean'' (1923–49, then 1949–66), ''Civilization and Capitalism'' (1955–79), and the un ...
, historian born in Luméville-en-Ornois Luméville-en-Ornois () is a village and a former French commune of the Meuse department in the administrative region of Lorraine, in north-eastern France. Its population is 56 (2022).
On 1 January 1973 (prefectoral order dated 1 December 1972), i ...
1902
* Fernand Fleuret, writer and poet, born in Gondrecout April 1883
* André Droitcourt, former Deputy of the Meuse from 1993 to 1997
See also
*Communes of the Meuse department
The following is a list of the 499 Communes of France, communes of the Meuse (department), Meuse Departments of France, department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of ...
( Gondrecourt-le-Château)
References
Gondrecourtlechateau
Duchy of Bar
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