Cornay

Cornay is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France.

Cornay
Commune
A general view of Cornay
Coat of arms
Location of Cornay
Cornay
Cornay
Coordinates: 49°18′09″N 4°57′00″E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentArdennes
ArrondissementVouziers
CantonAttigny
IntercommunalityArgonne Ardennaise
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Michel Huat
Area
1
10.94 km2 (4.22 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
63
 • Density5.8/km2 (15/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
08131 /08250
Elevation122–246 m (400–807 ft)
(avg. 190 m or 620 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

World War I

On October 8, 1918, in the Argonne Forest (49.28558°N 4.95242°E / 49.28558; 4.95242). Cornay was the scene of particularly heavy fighting on October 8, 1918. The 82nd US Infantry Division launched a series of attacks in the area, with 1st Battalion, 328 Infantry regiment (82nd Division) attacking to liberate Cornay and 2nd Battalion, 328th Infantry Regiment attacking into the Argonne Forest through Chatel Chehery (south of Cornay). Around 10:30 am, the German 125th Landwehr Wuerttemberg Regiment and 212th Prussian Reserve Regiment launched a determined counterattack against the American forces, which inflicted heavy casualties on the Americans, with more than 100 being captured. The 82nd Division was forced to retreat from Cornay. The town was retaken by the Americans the next day.[2] Three kilometers to the south, Cpl Alvin C. York from Company G, 328th Infantry Regiment, 82nd Infantry Division, with the aid of 7 other soldiers, captured 132 German soldiers.[3] For his actions York was awarded the US Medal of Honor.[4]

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962112—    
1968117+4.5%
197598−16.2%
198296−2.0%
199090−6.2%
199986−4.4%
200880−7.0%
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See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Mastriano, Douglas V. (2014). Alvin York: A New Biography of the Hero of the Argonne. Lexington, KY: University of Kentucky Press. pp. 93–99. ISBN 0813145198.
  3. Mastriano, Douglas V. (2014). Alvin York: A New Biography of the Hero of the Argonne. Lexington, KY: University of Kentucky Press. p. 112. ISBN 0813145198.
  4. "Photo of Sgt York on hill where raid took place near Cornay, France". US National Archives. Retrieved January 1, 2014.



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