Bouxières-aux-Chênes
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Meurthe-et-Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Nancy | |
| Canton | Grand Couronné | |
| Community association | Seille and Grand Couronné | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 45 ' N , 6 ° 12' E | |
| height | 180-380 m | |
| surface | 19.85 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,422 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 72 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 54770 | |
| INSEE code | 54089 | |
| Website | http://www.bouxieresauxchenes.fr/ | |
Bouxières-aux-Chênes is a French commune with 1,422 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 Nancy and the Canton of Grand Couronné (until 2015: Canton of Malzéville ). The inhabitants are called Bouxiérois .
geography
Bouxières-aux-Chênes is located about eleven kilometers northeast of Nancy . Bouxières-aux-Chênes is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Montenoy in the north and northwest, Leyr in the north, Armaucourt and Lanfroicourt in the northeast, Bey-sur-Seille in the east and northeast, Amance in the south and southeast, Laître-sous-Amance in the south, Dommartin-sous-Amance in the south and south-west, Eulmont in the west and south-west, and Faulx in the north-west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 656 | 780 | 1002 | 1293 | 1284 | 1312 | 1373 | 1422 |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Sainte-Madeleine church, rebuilt after the First World War
- Chapel of Sainte-Agathe in Blanzey from the 12th century
- Chapel of Saint-Étienne in Ecuelle, tower from the 12th century, renovations and additions from the 15th and 18th centuries
Personalities
- Joseph Gérard (1831-1914), missionary
