Beurey-sur-Saulx

Beurey-sur-Saulx is a commune in the Meuse department in the Grand Est region in northeastern France.

Beurey-sur-Saulx
WWII memorial
Coat of arms
Location of Beurey-sur-Saulx
Beurey-sur-Saulx
Beurey-sur-Saulx
Coordinates: 48°45′31″N 5°01′40″E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMeuse
ArrondissementBar-le-Duc
CantonRevigny-sur-Ornain
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Gérard Fillon
Area
1
11.62 km2 (4.49 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
417
  Density36/km2 (93/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
55049 /55000
Elevation148–235 m (486–771 ft)
(avg. 150 m or 490 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 Robert-Espagne, Couvonges and Mognéville. This is also referred to as the Massacre de la vallée de la Saulx. In Beurey-sur-Saulx, the deputy mayor Mr. Aimé Honoré, Mr. Paul Fenaux and Mr. Eugene Francis were shot in front of their homes.

Charles de Gaulle participated in a memorial service on 28 July 1946. A memorial was inaugurated on August 29, 1949 by General André Zeller, commander of the 6th military region.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962471    
1968502+6.6%
1975512+2.0%
1982505−1.4%
1990525+4.0%
1999495−5.7%
2009437−11.7%

See also

References

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


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