Chauvency-le-Château

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
Commune
The church in Chauvency-le-Château
Location of Chauvency-le-Château
Chauvency-le-Château Show map of France Chauvency-le-Château Show map of 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  (2022)[2]	225
• Density	26/km2 (66/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.

Chauvency-le-Château

The Chauvency tournament [fr] 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.

See also

• Communes of the Meuse department