Brouville

Brouville
region	Grand Est
Department	Meurthe-et-Moselle
Arrondissement	Luneville
Canton	Baccarat
Community association	Territoire de Lunéville à Baccarat
Coordinates	48 ° 30 ' N , 6 ° 45' E Coordinates: 48 ° 30 ' N , 6 ° 45' E
height	258-343 m
surface	9.70 km 2
Residents	132 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	14 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	54120
INSEE code	54101
	; Town hall (Mairie) of the municipality

Brouville is a French commune with 132 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 Lunéville and the Canton of Baccarat .

geography

The municipality is located about 47 kilometers southeast of Nancy in the southeast of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department. The community consists of the village and individual farmsteads. The Bois de la Grande Voivre forest covers the south of the municipality. Neighboring communities are Vaxainville in the north, Reherrey in the north-east and east, Merviller in the east, south-east and south, Gélacourt in the south-west and west, Azerailles in the west and Hablainville in the north-west.

history

The present municipality is mentioned in 1152 (Berovilla cum ecclesia) as Berovilla in a document. In 1281 a place Brovile is mentioned in a document. Brouville historically belonged to the Vogtei (Bailliage) Vic and thus to the province of Trois-Évêchés (Three Dioceses), which in fact fell to France in 1552. Until the French Revolution , the community was then in the Grand-gouvernement de Lorraine-et-Barrois . From 1793 to 1801 the community was assigned to the Lunéville district and the canton of Ogeviller. It has been part of the canton of Baccarat since 1801. Since 1801 Brouville is also assigned to the Arrondissement of Lunéville. Until 1871, the community was in the old Meurt (h) e. Since then it has been part of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department .

Population development

year	1793	1806	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2007	2015
Residents	314	415	140	144	138	120	109	123	127	133
Source: Cassini and INSEE

traffic

Brouville is close to the railway line from Lunéville to Saint-Dié-des-Vosges. The closest stops are in the neighboring municipality of Azerailles and in Baccarat. Not far from the municipality, the N59 with a full connection leads past Gélacourt. The D19, which runs through the village, is important for regional traffic.

Attractions

Saint-Rémy village church ; Romanesque bell tower, the choir apse is from the 15th, the nave from the 18th century
Houses from the 18th century with door portals that are well worth seeing
Memorial to the Fallen
several wells

Saint-Rémy village church
one of the village fountains
Memorial to the Fallen
House portal
Countryside near Brouville

Individual evidence

Web links

Commons : Brouville - Collection of images, videos and audio files

[1] Source on the name of the community

[2] smaller sights

[3] Memorial to the Fallen