Louppy-le-Château
Commune in Grand Est, France
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Louppy-le-Château (French pronunciation: [lupi lə ʃato]) is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. The coat of arms includes the dinosaur Erectopus, which was discovered nearby during the 1870s. The dinosaur on the coat-of-arms is based on an illustration by Timothy J. Bradley website.
Louppy-le-Château | |
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The cemetery chapel in Louppy-le-Château | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Louppy-le-Château | |
  Louppy-le-Château Location within France  Louppy-le-Château Location within Grand Est | |
| Coordinates: 48°52′04″N 5°04′37″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Meuse |
| Arrondissement | Bar-le-Duc |
| Canton | Revigny-sur-Ornain |
| Intercommunality | CC de l'Aire à l'Argonne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pierre-Louis Molitor[1] |
Area 1 | 18.76 km2 (7.24 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 155 |
| • Density | 8.26/km2 (21.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 55304 /55800 |
| Elevation | 163–232 m (535–761 ft) (avg. 196 m or 643 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
The village lies in the middle of the commune, on the left bank of The Chée, which flows northwestward through the middle of the commune.
