Bouligny

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Bouligny
Bouligny coat of arms
Bouligny (France)
Bouligny
region Grand Est
Department Meuse
Arrondissement Verdun
Canton Bouligny (main town)
Community association Pays de l'Audunois et du Bassin de Landres
Coordinates 49 ° 18 '  N , 5 ° 45'  E Coordinates: 49 ° 18 '  N , 5 ° 45'  E
height 238-316 m
surface 10.99 km 2
Residents 2,558 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 233 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 55240
INSEE code

Bouligny town hall

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Bouligny is a French commune with 2,558 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Meuse department in the Grand Est region (until 2016 Lorraine ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Verdun and the Canton of Bouligny (until 2015: Canton of Spincourt ). The inhabitants are called Boulinéens .

geography

Bouligny is located about 37 kilometers northwest of Metz and about 30 kilometers northeast of Verdun on the border with the Meurthe-et-Moselle department . Bouligny is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Avillers and Domprix in the north, Piennes in the northeast, Joudreville in the east, Affléville in the south and Dommary-Baroncourt in the west.

history

The place was first mentioned as Bulinium in the 13th century .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2012
Residents 5,374 4,647 4.022 3,575 2,951 2,813 2,750 2,697

Attractions

  • Sainte-Pétronille church from the 17th century
  • Chapel of Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc from the 20th century
  • Sainte-Barbe Chapel from the 20th century
  • German military cemetery from the First World War

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Meuse. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-074-4 , pp. 913-914.

Web links

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