Varennes-en-Argonne, Rural commune in Meuse department, France.
The municipality extends along the Aire River at an elevation of 195 meters, covering 111 square kilometers in northeastern France.
In June 1791, local postmaster Jean-Baptiste Drouet recognized and arrested King Louis XVI and his family during their attempted escape to Austrian Netherlands.
The Pennsylvania Memorial in Varennes-en-Argonne commemorates the American soldiers of the 28th Division who fought during World War I.
The town hall opens every morning from Monday to Saturday, providing administrative services and information about community development projects.
The commune received the Croix de Guerre 1914-1918 after being completely rebuilt following its total destruction in the First World War.
Location: canton of Varennes-en-Argonne
Location: Meuse
Location: arrondissement of Verdun
Elevation above the sea: 189 m
Shares border with: Vienne-le-Château, Boureuilles, Charpentry, Cheppy, Montblainville
Phone: +33329807101
Email: mairievarennesenargonne@wanadoo.fr
Website: http://varennesenargonne.fr
GPS coordinates: 49.22806,5.03583
Latest update: May 27, 2025 08:52
Butte de Vauquois
3.5 km
Abbaye de La Chalade
9 km
Abbaye de Chéhéry
8.2 km
Château de Cornay
10.4 km
Pennsylvania Memorial
395 m
Haute-Chevauchée ossuary
5.3 km
Château de Châtel
8.6 km
Tour de l'Horloge
204 m
Garibaldi Monument
8.9 km
Église Saint-Martin de Cheppy
1.5 km
Église Notre-Dame de Varennes-en-Argonne
21 m
Église Saint-Martin de Boureuilles
3.6 km
Église de la Purification-de-la-Vierge de Lachalade
8.9 km
Église Saint-Quentin de Baulny
4.1 km
Église Saint-Martin de Cierges-sous-Montfaucon
8.7 km
Église de l'Immaculée-Conception de Vauquois
3.8 km
Église Saint-Martin d'Apremont
5.8 km
Vauquois Memorial
3.5 km
Epinonville German military cemetery
6.8 km
Église Saint-Nicolas d'Ivoiry
6.9 km
Église Saint-Nicolas de Cornay
10.4 km
Monument aux morts de Cheppy
1.6 km
Église Saint-Pierre d'Exermont
7.7 km
Vauquois National Cemetery
4.6 km
Monument of Missouri
1.5 km
Église Saint-Baldéric d'Épinonville
6.3 km
La Forestière National Cemetery
7.1 km
Église Saint-Martin de Chatel-Chéhéry
8.4 kmReviews
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