Cousances-les-Forges
Commune in Grand Est, France
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Cousances-les-Forges (French pronunciation: [kuzɑ̃s le fɔʁʒ]) is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
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The town hall in Cousances-les-Forges | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Cousances-les-Forges | |
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| Coordinates: 48°36′40″N 5°05′06″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Meuse |
| Arrondissement | Bar-le-Duc |
| Canton | Ancerville |
| Intercommunality | CC Portes de Meuse |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Francis Thirion[1] |
Area 1 | 18.13 km2 (7.00 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,621 |
| • Density | 89.41/km2 (231.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 55132 /55170 |
| Elevation | 157–263 m (515–863 ft) (avg. 175 m or 574 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Cousances-les-Forges is located in the Northeast of France. It is bordered by the following communes: Ancerville, Aulnois-en-Perthois, Chamouilley, Narcy, and Savonnières-en-Perthois.
Climate
In 2010, the climate of the commune was of the mountain type, according to a study by the National Center for Scientific Research based on a series of data covering the period 1971-2000.[3] In 2020, Météo-France published a typology of the climates of metropolitan France in which the commune is exposed to an altered oceanic climate and is in the climatic region Lorraine, plateau de Langres, Morvan, characterized by a harsh winter (1.5 °C), moderate winds and frequent fogs in autumn and winter.[4]
