Murvaux
Murvaux | |
|---|---|
 Town hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Murvaux | |
  Murvaux Location within France  Murvaux Location within Grand Est | |
| Coordinates: 49°23′34″N 5°14′48″E / 49.3928°N 5.2467°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Meuse |
| Arrondissement | Verdun |
| Canton | Stenay |
| Intercommunality | CC du Pays de Stenay et du Val Dunois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Luc Bridet[1] |
Area 1 | 14.21 km2 (5.49 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 139 |
| • Density | 9.78/km2 (25.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 55365 /55110 |
| Elevation | 189–357 m (620–1,171 ft) (avg. 202 m or 663 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Murvaux (French pronunciation: [myʁvo]) is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
After being mortally wounded, American World War I ace Frank Luke landed in a field in Murvaux before dying of his wounds.
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
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