Commune in Grand Est, France
| Pierrepont | |
|---|---|
| Commune | |
 The town hall in Pierrepont | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Location of Pierrepont | |
  PierrepontShow map of France PierrepontShow map of Grand Est | |
| Coordinates: 49°24′59″N 5°42′44″E / 49.4164°N 5.7122°E / 49.4164; 5.7122 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Meurthe-et-Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Val-de-Briey |
| Canton | Mont-Saint-Martin |
| Intercommunality | CC Terre Lorraine du Longuyonnais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | James Moineaux |
| Area | 7.02 km (2.71 sq mi) |
| Population | 827 |
| • Density | 120/km (310/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 54428 /54620 |
| Elevation | 227–336 m (745–1,102 ft) (avg. 241 m or 791 ft) |
| French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Pierrepont (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁpɔ̃] ) is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.
History
During the First World War was from 1915 to 1918 in Ugny was the artillery, in the forest of Doncourt the training ground and in Beuveille has been the headquarter of the Sturm-Bataillon Nr. 5 (Rohr), in Pierrepont has been the hospital and the cemetery.
On the German soldiers cemetery, the dead of the Battalion were mostly buried. The monument, in the shape of a lion guarding the dead, has already been set up during the war and then not eliminated.
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Memorial
See also
Notes
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- Eberhard Graf von Schwerin: Königlich preußisches Sturm-Bataillon Nr . 5 (Rohr) (Aus Deutschlands großer Zeit; Band 116) nach der Erinnerung aufgezeichnet unter Zuhilfenahme des Tagebuches von Oberstleutnant a. D. Willi Rohr / Graf v. Schwerin; Verlag Bernhard Sporn, Zeulenroda 1939
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