Orconte

Orconte () is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France.

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Locality: Orconte
Region: Grand Est
Country: France
Population: 463

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Key facts

French commune.name: Orconte
French commune.commune status: Commune
French commune.image: Orconte - Eglise Saint-Georges.jpg
French commune.caption: The church in Orconte
French commune.image coat of arms: Blason Orconte.svg
French commune.arrondissement: Vitry-le-François
French commune.canton: Sermaize-les-Bains
French commune.INSEE: 51417
French commune.postal code: 51300
French commune.mayor: Mario Hernandez
French commune.term: 2020–2026
French commune.elevation m: 119
French commune.area km2: 13.65

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Orconte
Population: 365
Area: 13.65
Elevation: 119
Official website: lapagelocale.fr/51300-orconte
Image: Orconte - Eglise Saint-Georges.jpg

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Commons category: Orconte
postal code: 51300
male population: 191
female population: 193
email address: mailto:[email protected]
phone number: +33-3-26-73-83-00
fax number: +33-3-26-72-34-47

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Orconte () is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France.

==Second World War== Captain Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900- 1944) stayed in the commune during winter 1939, with the Groupe de Grande Reconnaissance 2/33 (Reconnaissance Group II/23). He evokes this period and the farm (opposite the church) where he lived in Pilote de guerre, translated into English as Flight to Arras.