Mognéville

Mognéville is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Mognéville
The town hall in Mognéville
Coat of arms
Location of Mognéville
Mognéville
Mognéville
Coordinates: 48°47′02″N 5°00′20″E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMeuse
ArrondissementBar-le-Duc
CantonRevigny-sur-Ornain
IntercommunalityCommunauté de communes du pays de Revigny sur Ornain
Government
  Mayor (2001–2008) Claude Person
Area
1
18.57 km2 (7.17 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
381
  Density21/km2 (53/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
55340 /55800
Elevation136–216 m (446–709 ft)
(avg. 145 m or 476 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

On 29 August 1944, the 3rd Panzergenadier Division of the German Wehrmacht massacred 86 inhabitants of this and the three neighboring villages of Beurey-sur-Saulx, Couvonges and Robert-Espagne. This is also referred to as the Massacre de la vallée de la Saulx.

See also

References

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


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