Blénod-lès-Toul
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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 ° 36 ' N , 5 ° 50' E | |
| height | 229-432 m | |
| surface | 17.6 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,078 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 61 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 54113 | |
| INSEE code | 54080 | |
| Website | http://www.blenod-les-toul.fr/ | |
Blénod-lès-Toul is a French commune with 1,078 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 (until 2015: canton of Toul-Sud ) and is also a member of the community association Le Pays de Colombey et du Sud Toulois . The inhabitants are called Béléniens .
geography
Blénod-lès-Toul is about 25 kilometers west-southwest of Nancy and ten kilometers south-southwest of Toul . Neighboring municipalities of Blénod-lès-Toul are Charmes-la-Côte and Mont-le-Vignoble in the north, Gye in the north-east, Moutrot in the east, Crézilles in the east and south-east, Bulligny in the south, Vannes-le-Châtel in the west and south-west as well Rigny-Saint-Martin to the west and north-west.
The station is on the Culmont-Chalindrey-Toul railway line .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 876 | 818 | 826 | 798 | 906 | 952 | 1018 | 1078 |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Médard church
- Chapel ruin Sainte-Menne
- Castle ruins
- Fort of Blénod-lès-Toul, 19th century fortress
Personalities
- Hugues des Hazards (1454–1517), Bishop of Toul (possibly born and died here)
