Mont-Laurent
Commune in Grand Est, France
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Mont-Laurent (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃ loʁɑ̃]) is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France. The chateau mont-laurent in the town was occupied by members of a religious cult known as “les enfant de dieux” or “the children of God” during the early nineties. They had between thirty and fifty members living there at different points.[citation needed]
Mont-Laurent | |
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The church in Mont-Laurent | |
![]() Location of Mont-Laurent | |
| Coordinates: 49°28′15″N 4°28′53″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Ardennes |
| Arrondissement | Rethel |
| Canton | Rethel |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Christian Mathy[1] |
Area 1 | 6.83 km2 (2.64 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 51 |
| • Density | 7.5/km2 (19/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 08306 /08130 |
| Elevation | 110 m (360 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 106 | — |
| 1975 | 93 | −1.85% |
| 1982 | 83 | −1.61% |
| 1990 | 79 | −0.62% |
| 1999 | 75 | −0.58% |
| 2007 | 71 | −0.68% |
| 2012 | 68 | −0.86% |
| 2017 | 62 | −1.83% |
| 2023 | 51 | −3.20% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
