Maffrécourt

Maffrécourt is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France.

Maffrécourt
Location of Maffrécourt
Maffrécourt
Maffrécourt
Coordinates: 49°07′05″N 4°49′07″E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMarne
ArrondissementChâlons-en-Champagne
CantonArgonne Suippe et Vesle
IntercommunalityCommunauté de communes de la Région de Sainte-Menehould
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Thierry Bussy
Area
1
6.74 km2 (2.60 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
57
  Density8.5/km2 (22/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
51336 /51800
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The village is the location of "Le Manoir de Maffrecourt" built in 1830 and of historic importance. In World War I it was a French Military base and famous for the training of the "Harlem Hellfighters" the U.S. Army's 369th Infantry Regiment, popularly known as the “Harlem Hellfighters” was the best known African American unit of World War I. The Manoir de Maffrecourt was renovated in 2004 and is now a "Gites" complex and offers superior accommodation for visitors to the Champagne Ardenne.

See also


  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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