Baccarat
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Meurthe-et-Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Luneville | |
| Canton | Baccarat (main town) | |
| Community association | Territoire de Lunéville à Baccarat | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 27 ' N , 6 ° 44' E | |
| height | 257-365 m | |
| surface | 13.53 km 2 | |
| Residents | 4,330 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 320 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 54120 | |
| INSEE code | 54039 | |
| Website | www.ville-baccarat.fr | |
 Baccarat aerial view |
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Baccarat ( German obsolete: Burgambach ) is a French town with 4,330 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 Lunéville and is the capital of the canton of Baccarat . The people of Baccarat are called bachamois .
Baccarat is known for crystal glass of Baccarat , which is produced here since the 18th century.
Geography, history
The city is located between Lunéville and Saint-Dié on the Meurthe , the valley of which widens here after it leaves the Vosges .
On August 12, 1944, about 90 soldiers from the command company Operation Loyton of the British Special Air Service jumped off with parachutes at Baccarat . On October 31, 1944 soldiers of the 2nd division blindée liberated Baccarat from the German occupation. Major General Leclerc had his headquarters there for about two weeks, then his division advanced along with US troops to liberate Strasbourg.
Worth seeing
- Tour des Voués (1320)
- Église Saint-Remy, concrete church from 1957 that replaces a medieval church that was destroyed in 1944. 2000 pieces of crystal glass embedded in the concrete bathe the interior in a special light.
- Arboretum and rose garden
- Crystalleries
- Crystal Museum (Musée du crystal)
- Crystal fountain (Fontaine du crystal)
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 |
| Residents | 6067 | 5856 | 5590 | 5433 | 5022 | 4746 | 4663 | 4435 |
Town twinning
Baccarat operates as part of the Franco-German friendship since 1965 with the Baden city Gernsbach a city partnership .
Personalities
- Jules Culot (1861–1933), entomologist, glass artist and illustrator
- François Gény (1861–1959), legal scholar
- Daniel Gisiger (* 1954), Swiss cyclist
Web links
Footnotes
- ↑ L'offensive en Lorraine et en Alsace ( Memento of the original from April 25, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ La libération de Baccarat . Note: PC stands for Poste de commandement
- ^ La libération de Strasbourg
- ↑ jardin de cristal
