Varennes-en-Argonne

Varennes -en- Argonne is a commune with 652 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Meuse in the Lorraine region. It belongs to the district of Verdun and the canton of Varennes -en- Argonne.

Geography

Varennes -en- Argonne is located on the River Aire at an average altitude of 195 m. The municipality covers 11.81 km ².

History

After Louis XVI. was recognized with his family the day before during his attempt to escape into exile, he was arrested on 21 June 1791 in Varennes and forced to return to Paris.

Demographics

  • Look at Varennes
  • Church of Notre -Dame
  • Clock Tower Tour Louis XVI with the arrest of Louis XVI. reminiscent panel
Lorraine (region) Arrondissement Arrondissement of Verdun Cantons of France Postal codes in France France Aire (Aisne) Flight to Varennes Ancemont Avocourt Beaufort-en-Argonne Beaumont-en-Verdunois Bezonvaux Damvillers Dun-sur-Meuse Fleury-devant-Douaumont Foameix-Ornel Gussainville Inor (Meuse) Juvigny-sur-Loison Laneuville-sur-Meuse Luzy-Saint-Martin Martincourt-sur-Meuse Marville, Meuse Morgemoulin Moulins-Saint-Hubert Moulotte Mouzay (Meuse) Ornes Pouilly-sur-Meuse Sorbey (Meuse) Stenay Tilly-sur-Meuse Vauquois Vaux-devant-Damloup Wiseppe
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