Beurey-sur-Saulx (French pronunciation: [bœʁɛ syʁ so], literally Beurey on Saulx) is a commune in the Meuse department in the Grand Est region in northeastern France.
Beurey-sur-Saulx | |
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 WWII memorial | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Beurey-sur-Saulx  | |
  Beurey-sur-Saulx  Beurey-sur-Saulx | |
| Coordinates: 48°45′31″N 5°01′40″E / 48.7586°N 5.0278°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Meuse |
| Arrondissement | Bar-le-Duc |
| Canton | Revigny-sur-Ornain |
| Intercommunality | CA Bar-le-Duc - Sud Meuse |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Gérard Fillon[1] |
Area 1 | 11.62 km2 (4.49 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 424 |
| • Density | 36/km2 (95/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 55049 /55000 |
| Elevation | 148–235 m (486–771 ft) (avg. 150 m or 490 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
On 29 August 1944, the 3rd Panzergenadier Division of the German Wehrmacht massacred 86 inhabitants of this and the three neighboring villages of Robert-Espagne, Couvonges and Mognéville. This is also referred to as the Massacre de la vallée de la Saulx. In Beurey-sur-Saulx, the deputy mayor Mr. Aimé Honoré, Mr. Paul Fenaux and Mr. Eugene Francis were shot in front of their homes.
Charles de Gaulle participated in a memorial service on 28 July 1946. A memorial was inaugurated on 29 August 1949 by General André Zeller, commander of the 6th military region.
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 502 | — |
| 1975 | 512 | +0.28% |
| 1982 | 505 | −0.20% |
| 1990 | 525 | +0.49% |
| 1999 | 495 | −0.65% |
| 2009 | 437 | −1.24% |
| 2014 | 415 | −1.03% |
| 2020 | 422 | +0.28% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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