Charpentry (French pronunciation: ​[ʃaʁpɑ̃tʁi]) is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Charpentry
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Charpentry
Charpentry Show map of France Charpentry Show map of Grand Est
Coordinates: 49°15′32″N 5°01′52″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Meuse
Arrondissement	Verdun
Canton	Clermont-en-Argonne
Intercommunality	Argonne-Meuse
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Arnaud Deroche[1]
Area 1	4.41 km2 (1.70 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	21
• Density	4.8/km2 (12/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	55103 /55270
Elevation	147–226 m (482–741 ft) (avg. 206 m or 676 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

At the beginning of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive (26 September – 11 November 1918), the 79th US Infantry Division captured Charpentry.

See also

• Communes of the Meuse department

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Charpentry.

• 1918: a Canon de 155mm GPF after a direct hit

This Meuse geographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e