Abaucourt-Hautecourt () is a commune in the

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department in the

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of north-eastern

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Geography

Abbaucourt-Hautecourt is located on the Highway D603 which transects the commune from south-east to north-east about 8 km north-east of

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. Highway D114 also transects the commune from north to south. Both Highways intersect in the village of Abaucourt. The commune consists entirely of farmland.Google Maps
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Neighbouring communes and villages

Villages and Hamlets

*Broville: north of the D603. *Eix-Abaucourt a small row of houses on the south side of the D603 midway between Eix and the village of Abaucourt. *Hautecourt south of the D603.

History

In the 1970s, Abaucourt-lès-Souppleville joined Hautecourt-lès-Broville to form a new joint commune called "Abaucourt-Hautecourt".

Administration

List of Successive Mayors of Abaucourt-Hautecort

Population

The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Abaucourtois'' or ''Abaucourtoises'' in French.

Sites and Monuments

*German Military Cemetery No. 7885 (1914-1918) *War Memorial Logo monument historique - rouge sans texte

Ministry of Culture, Mérimée

Religious Buildings

The commune does not have a church.

Notable people linked to the Commune

*Lieutenant René Dorme, a famous aviator of the First World War.

References

External links

Abaucourt-Hautecourt on Géoportail
National Geographic Institute (IGN) website
''Abaucourt & Hauteceurt'' on the 1750 Cassini Map
{{DEFAULTSORT:Abaucourthautecourt Communes of Meuse (department) Recipients of the Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 (France)