Avillers-Sainte-Croix
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Meuse | |
| Arrondissement | Verdun | |
| Canton | Etain | |
| Community association | Territoire de Fresnes-en-Woëvre | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 2 ′ N , 5 ° 42 ′ E | |
| height | 212-239 m | |
| surface | 5.5 km 2 | |
| Residents | 61 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 11 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 55210 | |
| INSEE code | 55021 | |
Avillers-Sainte-Croix is a French commune with 61 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Meuse department in the Grand Est region (until 2015: Lorraine ). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Verdun , the canton Étain (until 2015: canton Fresnes-en-Woëvre ) and the municipality association Territoire de Fresnes-en-Woëvre .
geography
Avillers-Sainte-Croix is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Thillot in the west, Hannonville-sous-les-Côtes in the north-west, Doncourt-aux-Templiers in the north-east, Woël in the east and the communities of Vigneulles-lès-Hattonchâtel in the canton of Saint-Mihiel in the south and Saint-Maurice-sous-les-Côtes in the south-west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
| Residents | 77 | 78 | 65 | 57 | 66 | 70 | 61 | 65 | 60 |
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Attractions
- Sainte-Croix church, built in the 18th century
Personalities
- Jean-Nicolas Curély (1774–1827), French brigadier general of the cavalry
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Meuse. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-074-4 , pp. 423-424.
Web links
Commons : Avillers-Sainte-Croix - Collection of images, videos and audio files
