Country France Department Meuse | Region Grand Est Area 8.07 km² | |
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Arrondissement Arrondissement of Commercy Canton Canton of Vigneulles-lès-Hattonchâtel Intercommunality Communauté de communes du Sammiellois | ||
Dompierre-aux-Bois is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Dompierre-aux-Bois belongs to the association of the villages called "Dompierre" in France (22 villages). The inhabitants meet every year during the month of July.
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Map of 55300 Dompierre-aux-Bois, France
Name
The Latin origin of the name of Dompierre-aux-Bois is Domnus Petrus in Sylvis.
Setting
The village is located in a valley, in a wooded area. The territory of the village is of 806 hectares. In the middle of the village, there is stream that was called "Ru du Moulin" in 1972. Now, it is simply called "Ruisseau de Dompierre". This stream's source is in the building where people would come in the past to wash their laundry. This building was initially built in 1821 and rebuilt in 1925. Since 1980, the spring is used to supply water to several neighbouring villages. As a result, the stream is now thinner, and during droughts, it's almost dry.
Population
1836: 385 persons 1911: 198 persons 2005: 60 persons, of which 20 are under 20 years of age.
History
Dompierre-aux-Bois was badly hit during the First World War. On 27 September 1914, 24 women, children and elderly who had stayed back in the church of the village were killed. The village was entirely destroyed during the war and its French population displaced as it was in a German controlled area.