Allamont
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Meurthe-et-Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Briey | |
| Canton | Jarny | |
| Community association | Orne Lorraine Confluences | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 7 ' N , 5 ° 46' E | |
| height | 190-219 m | |
| surface | 9.06 km 2 | |
| Residents | 158 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 17 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 54800 | |
| INSEE code | 54009 | |
 Saint-Hilaire church |
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Allamont is a French commune with 158 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in the Grand Est region (before 2016 Lorraine ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Briey and the canton of Jarny (until 2015 Conflans-en-Jarnisy ).
geography
The municipality is on the border with the Meuse department , about 30 kilometers west of Metz . Neighboring municipalities are Puxe in the north, Friauville in the northeast, Brainville in the east, Labeuville (in the Meuse department) in the southeast, Moulotte (in the Meuse department) in the southwest and Villers-sous-Pareid (in the Meuse department) in the west and northwest.
history
Allamont and Dompierre were historically part of the Duchy of Bar , which fell to France in 1766. Until the French Revolution , the communities were then in the Grand-gouvernement de Lorraine-et-Barrois . In 1811 what was then Allamont (1806: 174 inhabitants) and Dompierre (1806: 124 inhabitants) merged to form what is today the municipality of Allamont. The unified municipality was in the old Moselle department until 1871, since then it has been part of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department .
Population development
| year | 1793 | 1841 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2015 |
| Residents | 281 | 349 | 166 | 136 | 124 | 112 | 136 | 110 | 126 | 158 |
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Attractions
- several 18th and 19th century farmhouses on Grande Rue and Rue de la Meuse
- Saint Hilaire village church in Allamont
- Saint Pierre village church in Dompierre
- Interesting tombs in the village cemetery (for example by Marie-Cécile Fleurant)
- several wayside crosses and crosses in the village cemetery
- Memorial to the Fallen
