
Cheppy () is a
commune in the
Meuse
The Meuse or Maas is a major European river, rising in France and flowing through Belgium and the Netherlands before draining into the North Sea from the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta. It has a total length of .
History
From 1301, the upper ...
department in
Grand Est
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in northeastern
France
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.
It was a site of fighting during World War I. An American monument sculpted by
Nancy Coonsman was erected there by the
State of Missouri
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after the war to honor the volunteers of the state.
Environment
* Cheppy wood
* Valley and banks of the Buanthe
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File:Cheppy sous la neige. La Buante.JPG, alt=
File:Cheppy, le ruisseau "L'aire" 2.JPG, alt=
See also
*
Communes of the Meuse department
The following is a list of the 499 Communes of France, communes of the Meuse (department), Meuse Departments of France, department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of ...
References
Communes of Meuse (department)
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