Courcy, Marne
Courcy is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France.
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Location of Courcy 
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| Coordinates: 49°19′26″N 4°00′12″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Marne |
| Arrondissement | Reims |
| Canton | Bourgogne |
| Intercommunality | CU Grand Reims |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Martine Jolly |
| Area 1 | 15.5 km2 (6.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 1,053 |
| • Density | 68/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 51183 /51220 |
| Elevation | 75–161 m (246–528 ft) (avg. 78 m or 256 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
History
Courcy was a contested village during the First World War. During the Second Battle of the Aisne the Russian Expeditionary Force in France captured the village on 16 April 1916.
German Defensive earthworks, 1915 (photo Hans Hildenbrand)
Generals Nikolai Aleksandrovich Lokhvitsky and Fyodor Fyodorovich Palitzin inspecting the Russian soldiers at Courcy, 13 May 1917
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See also
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- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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