Barisey-au-Plain
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Meurthe-et-Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Toul | |
| Canton | My au Saintois | |
| Community association | Pays de Colombey et du Sud Toulois | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 32 ' N , 5 ° 51' E | |
| height | 274-332 m | |
| surface | 10.85 km 2 | |
| Residents | 399 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 37 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 54170 | |
| INSEE code | 54046 | |
 Village square and church |
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Barisey-au-Plain is a French commune with 399 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 canton of Meine au Saintois ( canton Colombey-les-Belles until 2015 ). The inhabitants are called Barisiens / Barisiennes .
geography
Barisey-au-Plain is located about 17 kilometers south-southwest of Toul near the A31 autoroute on the border with the Vosges department . The neighboring municipalities of Barisey-au-Plain are Barisey-la-Côte in the north-west and north, Bagneux in the north-east, Colombey-les-Belles in the east, Autreville (in the Vosges department) in the south, Saulxures-lès-Vannes in the west and Allamps in the Northwest.
history
The Roman road from Lyon to Trier, which crosses the municipality, and finds of coins from Roman times prove an early human settlement. Today's community is mentioned for the first time in a letter from 1398. The settlement of Barisey-la-Planche, which was destroyed by Swedish troops in 1634, was located in today's municipal area, of which there are no remains. The castle was destroyed in the turmoil of the French Revolution. In 1940 there was fierce fighting, which led to severe destruction.
Population development
| year | 1793 | 1851 | 1946 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2015 |
| Residents | 348 | 502 | 256 | 315 | 274 | 256 | 317 | 304 | 329 | 304 | 426 |
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Attractions
- Church Nativité-de-la-Vierge ; mostly from the 16th century with a nave from the 18th century
- Memorial to the Fallen
- Memorial for fallen soldiers of World War II on the road to Barisey-la-Côte
- Wegkreuz Croix Rouge south of town
- Remains of the Roman road from Lyon to Trier
- Remains of the castle of the Les Armoises family, which was largely destroyed during the French Revolution
