Dancevoir
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Location of Dancevoir  | |
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| Coordinates: 47°55′41″N 4°52′32″E / 47.9281°N 4.8756°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Haute-Marne |
| Arrondissement | Chaumont |
| Canton | Châteauvillain |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes des Trois Forêts |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Michel Saulet |
Area 1 | 25.58 km2 (9.88 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | 227 |
| • Density | 8.9/km2 (23/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 52165 /52210 |
| Elevation | 370 m (1,210 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Dancevoir is a commune in the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France.
History
Dancevoir is quoted in the poem of Aragon, The conscript hundred villages, writing 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.[1] Illustrator Danièle Bour currently resides in Dancevoir with her husband.
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1793 | 794 | — |
| 1800 | 826 | +4.0% |
| 1806 | 766 | −7.3% |
| 1821 | 760 | −0.8% |
| 1831 | 820 | +7.9% |
| 1841 | 872 | +6.3% |
| 1851 | 882 | +1.1% |
| 1861 | 761 | −13.7% |
| 1872 | 653 | −14.2% |
| 1881 | 606 | −7.2% |
| 1891 | 540 | −10.9% |
| 1901 | 511 | −5.4% |
| 1911 | 483 | −5.5% |
| 1921 | 416 | −13.9% |
| 1931 | 411 | −1.2% |
| 1936 | 379 | −7.8% |
| 1946 | 414 | +9.2% |
| 1954 | 418 | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 325 | −22.2% |
| 1968 | 275 | −15.4% |
| 1975 | 240 | −12.7% |
| 1982 | 226 | −5.8% |
| 1990 | 238 | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 234 | −1.7% |
| 2006 | 251 | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 227 | −9.6% |
The commune's population in 2012 was 227, a decline of 9.6% from the 251 reported in 2006.
See also
References
- ^ "Interview with S.S. (Bud) Jenkins". UNCW Archives and Special Collections Online Database. 8 October 2003. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
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