Vauquois

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Vauquois
Location of Vauquois
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CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMeuse
ArrondissementArrondissement of Verdun
CantonCanton of Varennes-en-Argonne
IntercommunalityCommunauté de communes de Montfaucon-Varennes-en-Argonne
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean-Pierre Delandre
Area
1
8.14 km2 (3.14 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
22
 • Density2.7/km2 (7.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
55536 /55270
Elevation184–290 m (604–951 ft)
(avg. 318 m or 1,043 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Vauquois is a commune in the Meuse department in Lorraine in north-eastern France. It was the site of violent mine warfare during World War 1 and many huge craters and dugouts remain.

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