Beuveille
Beuveille | |
|---|---|
Location of Beuveille  | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Meurthe-et-Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Briey |
| Canton | Longuyon |
| Intercommunality | Deux Rivières |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-François Azzara |
Area 1 | 11.9 km2 (4.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2009) | 704 |
| • Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 54067 /54620 |
| Elevation | 217–333 m (712–1,093 ft) (avg. 234 m or 768 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Beuveille is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in northeastern France.
History
In the First World War during the Battle of Longwy (1914) Beuveille has been combat-standing of the German Crown Prince.
From 1915 to 1918 Beuveille became the headquarter of the Sturm-Bataillon Nr. 5 (Rohr).
Its artillery took place in Ugny, its hospital and the cemetery which includes their Monument in Pierrepont and the training ground and in the forest of Doncourt.[1]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 526 | — |
| 1968 | 773 | +47.0% |
| 1975 | 667 | −13.7% |
| 1982 | 586 | −12.1% |
| 1990 | 560 | −4.4% |
| 1999 | 519 | −7.3% |
| 2006 | 600 | +15.6% |
| 2009 | 704 | +17.3% |
See also
References
Notes
- ^ Eberhard Graf von Schwerin: Königlich preußisches Sturm-Bataillon Nr . 5 (Rohr) (Aus Deutschlands großer Zeit; Band 116) nach der Erinnerung aufgezeichnet unter Zuhilfenahme des Tagebuches von Oberstleutnant a. D. Willi Rohr / Graf v. Schwerin; Verlag Bernhard Sporn, Zeulenroda 1939
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