Ansauville

Ansauville
region	Grand Est
Department	Meurthe-et-Moselle
Arrondissement	Toul
Canton	Le North Toulois
Community association	Terres Touloises
Coordinates	48 ° 49 ′  N , 5 ° 50 ′  E Coordinates: 48 ° 49 ′  N , 5 ° 50 ′  E
height	232-250 m
surface	6.97 km 2
Residents	82 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	12 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	54470
INSEE code	54019
Ansauville at the beginning of the 20th century

Ansauville is a French commune with 82 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ). It belongs to the arrondissement of Toul and the municipality association Terres Touloises .

geography

The small community of Ansauville is located on the upper Esch , a tributary of the Moselle , about 18 kilometers north of Toul and 22 kilometers southwest of Pont-à-Mousson . The ground relief around Ansauville shows only slight differences in height. In the south, Ansauville has a small portion of the 5000 hectare Forêt de la Reine , in which there are numerous ponds. It is part of the Natura 2000 network with an Important Bird Area within the Lorraine Regional Nature Park .

Ansauville's neighboring parishes are Grosrouvres in the northeast, Minorville in the east, Royaumeix in the south and Hamonville in the northwest.

history

Until the 19th century there was a jury court manned by lay judges in Ansauville, the so-called Assisenhof .

In the church there was a hidden entrance to underground shelters that were used as a refuge by residents during the wars. The cemetery was laid out in 1889, and the pastor's and teachers' house was built in 1899.

Population development

Between 1800 and 1861 the population of Ansauville was four times what it is today.

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2009	2017
Residents	69	68	74	74	77	79	87	82
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

Ascension Church

• Assumption Church ( Église de l'Assomption ), erected in 1876 instead of a previous building rotated by 90 °
• Water tower on the western edge of the village
• Lavoir and five fountains

economy

The village is still rural. There are four farms in the municipality. There is also a bakery and a café in town.

Ansauville is not far from the D 954 from Toul to Verdun , other roads lead to the neighboring communities of Minorville and Hamonville . Ansauville is served by the R 400 bus (Toul - Pont-à-Mousson) from Monday to Saturday.

supporting documents

1. ↑ Community presentation ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (French, accessed October 15, 2011) 
2. ↑ Ansauville on cassini.ehess.fr
3. ↑ Ansauville on insee.fr
4. ↑ Farms on annuaire-mairie.fr (French)

Web links

Commons : Ansauville  - Collection of Images

• five aerial photos of Ansauville
• Population statistics