Les Éparges
Commune in Grand Est, France
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Les Éparges (French pronunciation: [le.z‿epaʁʒ]) is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Les Éparges | |
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_mairie-école.JPG) The town hall in Les Éparges | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Les Éparges | |
  Les Éparges Location within France  Les Éparges Location within Grand Est | |
| Coordinates: 49°03′57″N 5°35′41″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Meuse |
| Arrondissement | Verdun |
| Canton | Étain |
| Intercommunality | Territoire de Fresnes-en-Woëvre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Xavier Pierson[1] |
Area 1 | 9.52 km2 (3.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 60 |
| • Density | 6.3/km2 (16/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 55172 /55160 |
| Elevation | 255–382 m (837–1,253 ft) (avg. 267 m or 876 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
A ridge to the east of the village was the site of the fierce World War I engagement, Battle of Les Éparges, in 1915,[3][4] and there are many memorials and monuments in the area.
