Montfaucon-d'Argonne

For other uses, see Montfaucon (disambiguation).

Montfaucon-d'Argonne (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃fokɔ̃ daʁɡɔn], literally Montfaucon of Argonne, before 1989: Montfaucon)^[3] is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is home to the Meuse-Argonne American Memorial.

Montfaucon-d'Argonne
Commune
The church in Montfaucon-d'Argonne
Coat of arms
Location of Montfaucon-d'Argonne
Montfaucon-d'Argonne Show map of France Montfaucon-d'Argonne Show map of Grand Est
Coordinates: 49°16′20″N 5°07′59″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Meuse
Arrondissement	Verdun
Canton	Clermont-en-Argonne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Pauline Astolfi[1]
Area 1	23.61 km2 (9.12 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	276
• Density	12/km2 (30/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	55346 /55270
Elevation	198–338 m (650–1,109 ft) (avg. 280 m or 920 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

See also

• Communes of the Meuse department

American Memorial.

Ruined church at Montfaucon-d'Argonne. The blocky structure on the left is a German WWI observation post.