Biencourt-sur-Orge
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Meuse | |
| Arrondissement | Bar-le-Duc | |
| Canton | Ligny-en-Barrois | |
| Community association | Portes de Meuse | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 34 ' N , 5 ° 21' E | |
| height | 276-369 m | |
| surface | 12.38 km 2 | |
| Residents | 123 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 10 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 55290 | |
| INSEE code | 55051 | |
 The Orge River |
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Biencourt-sur-Orge is a French commune with 123 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Meuse department in the Grand Est region (before 2016 Lorraine ). It is part of the Bar-le-Duc arrondissement , the Ligny-en-Barrois canton ( Moutiers-sur-Saulx until 2015 ) and the Portes de Meuse municipality .
geography
The municipality is crossed by the Orge River , a tributary of the Saulx . Biencourt-sur-Orge is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Tréveray in the north, Saint-Joire in the east, Ribeaucourt in the southeast, Montiers-sur-Saulx in the southwest, Couvertpuis in the west and Hévilliers in the northwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
| Residents | 229 | 205 | 158 | 153 | 161 | 165 | 151 | 123 | 122 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Pierre and Saint-Paul Church
Personalities
- Bérengère Poletti (* 1959), French politician
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Meuse. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-074-4 , pp. 621-622.
Web links
Commons : Biencourt-sur-Orge - collection of images, videos and audio files
