Cornay

Cornay
Coat of arms
Cornay
Location within Champagne-Ardenne region Cornay
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine
Department	Ardennes
Arrondissement	Vouziers
Canton	Grandpré
Intercommunality	Argonne Ardennaise
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Michel Huat
Area1	10.94 km2 (4.22 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	80
• Density	7.3/km2 (19/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	08131 / 08250
Elevation	122–246 m (400–807 ft) (avg. 190 m or 620 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Cornay is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France.

World War I

On October 8, 1918, in the Argonne Forest (). Cornay was the scene of particularly heavy fighting on October 8, 1918. The 82nd US Infantry Division launched a series of attacks in the area, with 1st Battalion, 328 Infantry regiment (82nd Division) attacking to liberate Cornay and 2nd Battalion, 328th Infantry Regiment attacking into the Argonne Forest through Chatel Chehery (south of Cornay). Around 10:30 am, the German 125th Landwehr Wuerttemberg Regiment and 212th Prussian Reserve Regiment launched a determined counterattack against the American forces, which inflicted heavy casualties on the Americans, with more than 100 being captured. The 82nd Division was forced to retreat from Cornay. The town was retaken by the Americans the next day. Three kilometers to the south, Cpl Alvin C. York from Company G, 328th Infantry Regiment, 82nd Infantry Division, with the aid of 7 other soldiers, captured 132 German soldiers. For his actions York was awarded the US Medal of Honor.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	112	—
1968	117	+4.5%
1975	98	−16.2%
1982	96	−2.0%
1990	90	−6.2%
1999	86	−4.4%
2008	80	−7.0%

See also

• Communes of the Ardennes department

References

• INSEE