Joncherey

Joncherey
Town hall Town hall
Coat of arms of Joncherey Coat of arms
Joncherey
Location within Franche-Comté region Joncherey
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Territoire de Belfort
Arrondissement	Belfort
Canton	Delle
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Jacques Alexandre
Area1	5.18 km2 (2.00 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	1,394
• Density	270/km2 (700/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	90056 / 90100
Elevation	349–401 m (1,145–1,316 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.

Joncherey is a commune in the Territoire de Belfort department in Franche-Comté in northeastern France.

Start of World War I

The first fatalities on the Western Front of World War I occurred in this village on 2 August 1914, one day before the formal declaration of war between Germany and France. French soldier Jules André Peugeot was stationed in the village of Joncherey, southeast of Belfort, when he challenged a German army patrol, which had crossed the border. Peugeot commanded the Germans to stop and declared them under arrest. In response, the German officer commanding the patrol, Albert Mayer, pulled out his revolver and fired, hitting Peugeot in the shoulder. Despite his wound, Peugeot fired with his pistol at Mayer but missed. Peugeot's comrades then fired repeatedly at Mayer, killing him. Peugeot, severely wounded, returned to his billet, where he died from his injuries.

See also

• Communes of the Territoire de Belfort department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Official website (French)