Cousances-les-Forges

Cousances-les-Forges (French pronunciation: [kuzɑ̃s le fɔʁʒ]) is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Cousances-les-Forges
Commune
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  (2022)[2]	1,644
• Density	90.68/km2 (234.9/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]

See also

• Communes of the Meuse department