Dampierre-le-Château (French pronunciation: ​[dɑ̃pjɛʁləʃɑto]) is a commune of the Marne department in the Grand Est region of France. It is located on the Yèvre river.

Dampierre-le-Château
Commune
The town hall in Dampierre-le-Château
Location of Dampierre-le-Château
Dampierre-le-Château Show map of France Dampierre-le-Château Show map of Grand Est
Coordinates: 49°00′37″N 4°47′47″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Marne
Arrondissement	Châlons-en-Champagne
Canton	Argonne Suippe et Vesle
Intercommunality	Argonne Champenoise
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Maxime Dausseur
Area 1	11.13 km2 (4.30 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[1]	113
• Density	10/km2 (26/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	51206 /51330
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

Before the French Revolution, it was called "Dampierre-en-Astenois". It was renamed "Dampierre-sur-Yèvre" in 1793, and eventually "Dampierre-le-Château" in 1801.

See also

• Communes of the Marne department

References

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