Beaufort-en-Argonne

Beaufort-en-Argonne is a commune in the Meuse department in the Grand Est region in northeastern France.

Beaufort-en-Argonne
Commune
The wash house in Beaufort-en-Argonne
Location of Beaufort-en-Argonne
Beaufort-en-Argonne
Beaufort-en-Argonne
Coordinates: 49°28′22″N 5°06′51″E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMeuse
ArrondissementVerdun
CantonStenay
IntercommunalityPays de Stenay
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Guy Santoire
Area
1
11.09 km2 (4.28 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
144
 • Density13/km2 (34/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
55037 /55700
Elevation175–245 m (574–804 ft)
(avg. 190 m or 620 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962163—    
1968181+11.0%
1975178−1.7%
1982186+4.5%
1990174−6.5%
1999170−2.3%
2007161−5.3%
2009156−3.1%

History

Beaufort was the site of the final shot of World War I: a 95-pound shell fired at 10:59:59 AM[2] on 11 November 1918 from a 155mm howitzer nicknamed Calamity Jane, belonging to Battery E of the U.S. 11th Field Artillery, which was entrenched east of the town.[3] The target is uncertain, but was probably the railway between Metz and Sedan.[4]

Government

The communities representative for the National Assembly of France is Jean-Louis Dumont.

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. "11th FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT". 25thIDA.org. 25th Infantry Division Association. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  3. Hymel, Kevin (20 January 2015). "The Last Ones to Fire: The 11th Field Artillery in World War I". ArmyHistory.org. Campaign for the National Museum of the United States Army. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  4. "11th FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT". 25thIDA.org. 25th Infantry Division Association. Retrieved 11 November 2018.


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