Pontfaverger-Moronvilliers
Pontfaverger-Moronvilliers (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃favɛʁʒe mɔʁɔ̃vilje]) is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France.
Pontfaverger-Moronvilliers | |
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 The church in Pontfaverger | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Pontfaverger-Moronvilliers  | |
  Pontfaverger-Moronvilliers  Pontfaverger-Moronvilliers | |
| Coordinates: 49°17′51″N 4°19′13″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Marne |
| Arrondissement | Reims |
| Canton | Mourmelon-Vesle et Monts de Champagne |
| Intercommunality | CU Grand Reims |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Damien Girard |
| Area 1 | 31.52 km2 (12.17 sq mi) |
| Population | 1,745 |
| • Density | 55/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 51440 /51490 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Although the town of Pontfaverger-Moronvilliers was originally two separate smaller towns, Pontfaverger and Moronvilliers, they were joined together as one in 1950 after Moronvilliers was destroyed during World War I and never rebuilt.
German cemetery, World War I.
Geography
The commune is traversed by the Suippe river.
See also
References
- "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
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