Arc-en-Barrois

Arc-en-Barrois
Arc-en-Barrois

Coordinates: 47°56′57″N 5°00′37″E / 47.9492°N 5.0103°E / 47.9492; 5.0103Coordinates: 47°56′57″N 5°00′37″E / 47.9492°N 5.0103°E / 47.9492; 5.0103
Country France
Region Grand Est
Department Haute-Marne
Arrondissement Chaumont
Canton Arc-en-Barrois
Intercommunality Trois Forêts
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Philippe Frequelin
Area1 50.44 km2 (19.47 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 758
  Density 15/km2 (39/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 52017 / 52210
Elevation 262–401 m (860–1,316 ft)
(avg. 270 m or 890 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.

Arc-en-Barrois is a commune in the Haute-Marne department in the Grand Est region in northeastern France. The 18th-century French metallurgist and Encyclopédiste Étienne Jean Bouchu (1714–1773) died in Arc-en-Barrois.

Geography

The Aujon flows northwest through the middle of the commune and crosses the town.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962778    
1968801+3.0%
1975808+0.9%
1982835+3.3%
1990874+4.7%
1999898+2.7%
2006789−12.1%
2009758−3.9%

See also

References

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