Dancevoir (French pronunciation: [dɑ̃səvwaʁ]) is a commune in the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France.
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Coordinates: 47°55′41″N 4°52′32″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Grand Est |
Department | Haute-Marne |
Arrondissement | Chaumont |
Canton | Châteauvillain |
Intercommunality | CC des Trois Forêts |
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• Mayor (2020–2026) | Josette Demangeot[1] |
Area 1 | 25.58 km2 (9.88 sq mi) |
Population | 194 |
• Density | 7.6/km2 (20/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 52165 /52210 |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Dancevoir is named in Le Conscrit des cent villages, a poem of Louis Aragon, written as an act of intellectual Resistance clandestinely in spring 1943, during the Second World War.
The maternal grandmother of American scientist Bill Nye originated from the commune.[3] Illustrator Danièle Bour currently resides in Dancevoir with her husband.
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The commune's population in 2012 was 227, a decline of 9.6% from the 251 reported in 2006.
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