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''' Cheppy ''' is a [[Communes of France|commune]] in the [[Meuse (department)|Meuse]] [[Departments of France|department]] in [[Grand Est]] in northeastern [[France]]. |
''' Cheppy ''' is a [[Communes of France|commune]] in the [[Meuse (department)|Meuse]] [[Departments of France|department]] in [[Grand Est]] 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]] after the war to honor |
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]] after the war to honor the volunteers of the state. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Location of Cheppy  | |
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| Coordinates: 49°13′57″N 5°03′32″E / 49.2325°N 5.0589°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Meuse |
| Arrondissement | Verdun |
| Canton | Clermont-en-Argonne |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de Montfaucon-Varennes-en-Argonne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-François Lamorlette |
Area 1 | 14.83 km2 (5.73 sq mi) |
| Population (1999) | 131 |
| • Density | 8.8/km2 (23/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 55113 /55270 |
| Elevation | 155–239 m (509–784 ft) (avg. 169 m or 554 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Cheppy is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in northeastern France.
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 after the war to honor the volunteers of the state.
See also
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