Montsec | |
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 A general view of Montsec | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Montsec  | |
  Montsec  Montsec | |
| Coordinates: 48°53′29″N 5°43′16″E / 48.8914°N 5.7211°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Meuse |
| Arrondissement | Commercy |
| Canton | Saint-Mihiel |
| Intercommunality | Côtes de Meuse Woëvre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Daniel Lombard[1] |
Area 1 | 5.95 km2 (2.30 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 77 |
| • Density | 13/km2 (34/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 55353 /55300 |
| Elevation | 226–376 m (741–1,234 ft) (avg. 370 m or 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. | |
Montsec (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃sɛk]) is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Fighting in World War I and World War II took place in and around Montsec. The Montsec American Monument was built here during the 1930s by the American Battle Monuments Commission. The monument, dedicated in 1937, commemorates the American forces who fought in the Battle of Saint-Mihiel in World War I.
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.