Courcy, Marne
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Location of Courcy  | |
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| Coordinates: 49°19′26″N 4°00′12″E / 49.3239°N 4.0033°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 (2006) | 1,388 |
| • Density | 90/km2 (230/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. | |
Courcy is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France.
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.
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German Defensive earthworks, 1915 (photo Hans Hildenbrand)
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Generals Nikolai Aleksandrovich Lokhvitsky and Fyodor Fyodorovich Palitzin inspecting the Russian soldiers at Courcy, 13 May 1917
See also
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