Pontfaverger-Moronvilliers

Pontfaverger-Moronvilliers is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France.

Pontfaverger-Moronvilliers
The church in Pontfaverger
Coat of arms
Location of Pontfaverger-Moronvilliers
Pontfaverger-Moronvilliers
Pontfaverger-Moronvilliers
Coordinates: 49°17′51″N 4°19′13″E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMarne
ArrondissementReims
CantonMourmelon-Vesle et Monts de Champagne
IntercommunalityCU Grand Reims
Area
1
31.52 km2 (12.17 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
1,753
  Density56/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
51440 /51490
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Although the town of Pontfaverger-Moronvilliers was originally two separate smaller towns, Pontfaverger and Moronvilliers, they were joined together as one in 1950 after Moronvilliers was destroyed during World War I and never rebuilt.

German cemetery, World War I.

Geography

The commune is traversed by the Suippe river.

See also

References

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


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