Doncourt-lès-Longuyon | |
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 The church in Doncourt-lès-Longuyon | |
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 Location of Doncourt-lès-Longuyon | |
  Doncourt-lès-Longuyon  Doncourt-lès-Longuyon | |
| Coordinates:49°26′24″N5°42′46″E / 49.44°N 5.7128°E /49.44; 5.7128 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Meurthe-et-Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Val-de-Briey |
| Canton | Mont-Saint-Martin |
| Intercommunality | CC Terre Lorraine du Longuyonnais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Didier Georges[1] |
Area 1 | 5.62 km2 (2.17 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 294 |
| • Density | 52.3/km2 (135/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 54172 /54620 |
| Elevation | 265–366 m (869–1,201 ft) (avg. 300 m or 980 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Doncourt-lès-Longuyon (French pronunciation:[dɔ̃kuʁlɛlɔ̃ɡɥijɔ̃], literallyDoncourtnearLonguyon) is acommune in theMeurthe-et-Moselledepartment in north-easternFrance.
DuringWorld War I the forest of Doncourt became a training ground for the GermanSturm-Bataillon Nr. 5 (Rohr) commanded byWilly Rohr. The German EmperorWilhelm II visited Rohr and his battalion on 14 August 1916.
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