Chauvency-le-Château
Commune in Grand Est, France
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Chauvency-le-Château (French pronunciation: [ʃovɑ̃si l(ə) ʃɑto]) is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Chauvency-le-Château | |
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The church in Chauvency-le-Château | |
 Location of Chauvency-le-Château | |
  Chauvency-le-Château Location within France  Chauvency-le-Château Location within Grand Est | |
| Coordinates: 49°31′11″N 5°18′38″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Meuse |
| Arrondissement | Verdun |
| Canton | Montmédy |
| Intercommunality | CC du pays de Montmédy |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–2026) | Anita Bianco[1] |
Area 1 | 8.82 km2 (3.41 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 224 |
| • Density | 25.4/km2 (65.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 55109 /55600 |
| Elevation | 172–327 m (564–1,073 ft) (avg. 181 m or 594 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The Chauvency tournament took place in 1285. The story of the tournament has been told by trouvère Jacques Bretel, and is kept in a manuscript (reference: MS. Douce 308) at the Bodleian Library.
