Lachaussée

Lachaussée (French pronunciation: [laʃose]) is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. In January 1973, it absorbed the former communes Haumont-lès-Lachaussée and Hadonville-lès-Lachaussée.^[3]

Lachaussée
Commune
The church in Lachaussée
Coat of arms
Location of Lachaussée
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Coordinates: 49°02′16″N 5°49′10″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Meuse
Arrondissement	Commercy
Canton	Saint-Mihiel
Intercommunality	Côtes de Meuse - Woëvre
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Didier Kopocz[1]
Area 1	27.19 km2 (10.50 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	280
• Density	10/km2 (27/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	55267 /55210
Elevation	203–238 m (666–781 ft) (avg. 218 m or 715 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

L'étang de Lachaussée

The village of Lachaussée lies on the south-eastern rim of a huge pond named Étang de Lachaussée, which was created during the Middle Ages from a marsh area and then devoted to pisciculture.

See also

• Communes of the Meuse department
• Parc naturel régional de Lorraine