Brainville (Meurthe-et-Moselle)
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Meurthe-et-Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Briey | |
| Canton | Jarny | |
| Community association | Orne Lorraine Confluences | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 8 ' N , 5 ° 48' E | |
| height | 189-216 m | |
| surface | 9.92 km 2 | |
| Residents | 160 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 16 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 54800 | |
| INSEE code | 54093 | |
 Saint-Airy church |
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Brainville is a French commune with 160 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 Briey and the canton of Jarny (until 2015 Conflans-en-Jarnisy ).
geography
The municipality is on the border with the Meuse department , about 27 kilometers west of Metz . The Longeau river runs through the municipality and in parts forms the northern municipal boundary. Neighboring municipalities are Friauville in the north and northeast, Jarny in the northeast, Ville-sur-Yron in the east, Hannonville-Suzémont in the southeast, Labeuville and Latour-en-Woëvre (both in the Meuse department) in the south, and Allamont in the west, northwest and north.
history
Brainville and Porcher were historically part of the Duchy of Bar , which fell to France in 1766. Until the French Revolution , the communities were then in the Grand-gouvernement de Lorraine-et-Barrois . In 1811 what was then Brainville (1806: 262 inhabitants) and Porcher (1806: 148 inhabitants) merged to form today's municipality of Brainville. The unified municipality was in the old Moselle department until 1871, since then it has been part of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department .
Population development
| year | 1793 | 1841 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2015 |
| Residents | 469 | 410 | 184 | 183 | 144 | 150 | 153 | 115 | 145 | 156 |
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Attractions
- several 18th and 19th century farmhouses on Grand 'Rue and Rue de la Chapelle
- Saint-Airy village church ; Parts of the choir are from the 12th century
- Saint-Nicolas chapel in Porcher; Chapel from the 16th century, with a portal from the 19th century
- Parish church and other old houses in the village center
- Interesting tombs in the village cemetery (for example of the Plegis-Camilli-Tournois families)
- three wayside crosses (including the Croix Maucourt) and crosses on the village cemetery
- Memorial to the Fallen
- Lavoir (wash house)
