Broussey-Raulecourt
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Meuse | |
| Arrondissement | Commercy | |
| Canton | Saint-Mihiel | |
| Community association | Côtes de Meuse Woëvre | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 50 ' N , 5 ° 42' E | |
| height | 228-254 m | |
| surface | 21.02 km 2 | |
| Residents | 283 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 13 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 55200 | |
| INSEE code | 55085 | |
Broussey-Raulecourt is a French commune with 283 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Meuse department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Commercy and the canton of Saint-Mihiel .
geography
The municipality is located around 20 kilometers northwest of Toul in the Lorraine Regional Nature Park , on the border with the Meurthe-et-Moselle department . Neighboring municipalities to Broussey-Raulecourt are:
- Bouconville-sur-Madt in the north,
- Rambucourt in the east,
- Mandres-aux-Quatre-Tours in the southeast (Dép.Meurthe-et-Moselle)
- Géville in the south,
- Frémeréville-sous-les-Côtes in the south-west and
- Apremont-la-Forêt to the west.
The two main towns of the municipality are Broussey-en-Woëvre and Raulecourt , which were originally independent municipalities and merged in 1973. Broussey-Raulecourt is located in a lake district and has the lakes Étang de Blonnaux and Étang de Courantceuil on its own land. In addition, the municipality is crossed by the Rupt de Mad river and touched by the Esch in the extreme southeast .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2014 |
| Residents | 310 | 387 | 276 | 183 | 160 | 217 | 253 | 269 |
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Meuse. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-074-4 , pp. 804-806.
