Montgueux

Commune in Grand Est, France
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Commune in Grand Est, France
Montgueux
Commune
A general view of Montgueux
A general view of Montgueux
Location of Montgueux
Map
(2020–2026)
Marie-Thérèse Leroy[1]
Area
1
11.25 km2 (4.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
390
 • Density35/km2 (90/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
10248 /10300
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Montgueux (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃ɡø]) is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France.

History

According to M. Girard, the modern Maurattes plains around the town were once known as the Campus Mauriacus, and it is considered the most likely location for the Battle of the Catalaunian Plains.[3][4]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962231—    
1968231+0.0%
1975274+18.6%
1982346+26.3%
1990360+4.0%
1999372+3.3%
2008404+8.6%

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Girard, M. (1885). "Campus Mauriacus, Nouvelle Étude sur le Champ de Bataille d'Attila". Revue Historique. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  4. ^ MacDowall, Simon (2015). Catalaunian Fields AD 451, Rome's Last Great Battle. Oxford, U.K.: Osprey Publishing Ltd. pp. 55–57.
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