Courcy, Marne
For other uses, see Courcy.
| Courcy | |
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  Courcy | |
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Location within Grand Est region  Courcy | |
| Coordinates: 49°19′26″N 4°00′12″E / 49.3239°N 4.0033°ECoordinates: 49°19′26″N 4°00′12″E / 49.3239°N 4.0033°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Marne |
| Arrondissement | Reims |
| Canton | Bourgogne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Martine Jolly |
| Area1 | 15.5 km2 (6.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 1,388 |
| • Density | 90/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 51183 / 51220 |
| Elevation |
75–161 m (246–528 ft) (avg. 78 m or 256 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Courcy is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France.
History
Courcy was a contested village during the First World War. During the Second Battle of the Aisne the Russian Expeditionary Force in France captured the village on 16 April 1916.
German Defensive earthworks, 1915 (photo Hans Hildenbrand)
Generals Nikolai Aleksandrovich Lokhvitsky and Fyodor Fyodorovich Palitzin inspecting the Russian soldiers at Courcy, 13 May 1917
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