Robert-Espagne

Robert-Espagne is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Robert-Espagne
The town hall in Robert-Espagne
Coat of arms
Location of Robert-Espagne
Robert-Espagne
Robert-Espagne
Coordinates: 48°44′41″N 5°01′59″E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMeuse
ArrondissementBar-le-Duc
CantonRevigny-sur-Ornain
IntercommunalityCA Bar-le-Duc - Sud Meuse
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Luc Fleurant
Area
1
7.33 km2 (2.83 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
823
  Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
55435 /55000
Elevation155–233 m (509–764 ft)
WebsiteSite Officiel de la Commune
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 Beurey-sur-Saulx, Couvonges and Mognéville. This is also referred to as the Massacre de la vallée de la Saulx.

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References

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


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