Colombey-les-Deux-Églises

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Colombey-les-Deux-Églises is a small commune in northeastern France best known as the longtime residence and burial place of Charles de Gaulle.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf commune of France
administrativeStatus commune
associatedWith French Fifth Republic history
French Resistance memory
cemeteryContains grave of Charles de Gaulle
graves of de Gaulle family members
contains Charles de Gaulle’s house La Boisserie
Charles de Gaulle’s tomb
Cross of Lorraine monument
Memorial Charles de Gaulle
country France
departmentCode 52
elevationMaxMeters 402
elevationMinMeters 252
formerName Colombey-les-Deux-Églises self-linksurface differs
surface form: Colombey-les-Deux-Églises (before 2017 merger as independent commune)
hasHeritage sites related to Charles de Gaulle
hasMonument large Cross of Lorraine overlooking the village
hasMunicipalGovernment Colombey-les-Deux-Églises self-linksurface differs
surface form: Colombey-les-Deux-Églises municipal council
hasReligiousBuilding Saint-Louis church of Colombey-les-Deux-Églises
hasRoadAccess D2 road
D619 road
heritageDesignation site of national remembrance for France
INSEECODE 52140
knownFor burial place of Charles de Gaulle
longtime residence of Charles de Gaulle
language French
locatedIn Grand Est
Haute-Marne
historical province of Champagne
northeastern France
locatedNear Bar-sur-Aube
Chaumont
mergedInto Colombey-les-Deux-Églises (new commune created 2017)
notableResident Charles de Gaulle
Yvonne de Gaulle
partOf arrondissement of Langres
surface form: arrondissement of Chaumont

canton of Châteauvillain
postalCode 52330
region Champagne, France
surface form: Champagne area
symbol Cross of Lorraine
timeZone CEST
CET
tourismType memorial tourism
touristAttraction La Boisserie museum
Memorial Charles de Gaulle
surface form: Memorial Charles de Gaulle museum

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Charles de Gaulle placeOfDeath Colombey-les-Deux-Églises
Charles de Gaulle burialPlace Colombey-les-Deux-Églises
Yvonne de Gaulle residence Colombey-les-Deux-Églises
Colombey-les-Deux-Églises formerName Colombey-les-Deux-Églises self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Colombey-les-Deux-Églises (before 2017 merger as independent commune)
Colombey-les-Deux-Églises hasMunicipalGovernment Colombey-les-Deux-Églises self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Colombey-les-Deux-Églises municipal council