Abaucourt-Hautecourt

Abaucourt-Hautecourt () is a commune in the Meuse department in the Grand Est region of north-eastern France.

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 Verdun. Highway D114 also transects the commune from north to south. Both Highways intersect in the village of Abaucourt. The commune consists entirely of farmland.

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

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.

See also

• Communes of the Meuse department

References

External links

• Abaucourt-Hautecourt on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website
• Abaucourt & Hauteceurt on the 1750 Cassini Map