Bayon (Meurthe-et-Moselle)
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Meurthe-et-Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Luneville | |
| Canton | Lunéville-2 | |
| Community association | Meurthe Mortagne Moselle | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 29 ′ N , 6 ° 19 ′ E | |
| height | 242-397 m | |
| surface | 6.05 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,610 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 266 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 54290 | |
| INSEE code | 54054 | |
| Website | http://www.mairie-bayon.fr | |
 Bayon City Hall |
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Bayon is a French commune with 1,610 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 Lunéville and is part of the canton of Lunéville-2 (until 2015: canton of Bayon ). The inhabitants are called bayonnais .
geography
Bayon is located about 25 kilometers south-southeast of Nancy and about 18 kilometers southwest of Lunéville on the Moselle and Euron . Bayon is surrounded by the neighboring communities Lorey in the north, Haigneville in the east, Froville in the southeast, Virecourt in the south and Roville-devant-Bayon in the west and southwest.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| 1,343 | 1,421 | 1,515 | 1,530 | 1,464 | 1,404 | 1,408 | 1,622 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | |||||||
Attractions
- Saint Martin Church
- chapel
- Neo-Renaissance palace complex from the 19th century (former residential palace from the 13th and 17th centuries)
- Military cemetery
Parish partnership
A partnership has existed with the German municipality of Straelen in North Rhine-Westphalia since 1963.
Personalities
- Jean Masson (1907–1964), politician, Minister for Veterans Affairs (1954/55)
