Lachaussée Explained

Lachaussée
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason Lachaussée.svg
Arrondissement:Commercy
Canton:Saint-Mihiel
Insee:55267
Postal Code:55210
Mayor:Didier Kopocz[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Côtes de Meuse - Woëvre
Coordinates:49.0378°N 5.8194°W
Elevation M:218
Elevation Min M:203
Elevation Max M:238
Area Km2:27.19

Lachaussée (pronounced as /fr/) 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.[2]

Geography

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
  2. https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/jo/id/JORFCONT000000020990 Modifications aux circonscriptions administratives territoriales (fusion de communes)