Chanteraine
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Meuse | |
| Arrondissement | Bar-le-Duc | |
| Canton | Ligny-en-Barrois | |
| Community association | Bar-le-Duc Sud Meuse | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 41 ′ N , 5 ° 22 ′ E | |
| height | 238-391 m | |
| surface | 22.4 km 2 | |
| Residents | 185 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 8 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 55500 | |
| INSEE code | 55358 | |
Chanteraine is a French commune with 185 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Meuse department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ). It belongs to the arrondissement Bar-le-Duc and is part of the canton of Ligny-en-Barrois . The inhabitants are called Linéens .
geography
Chanteraine is about 55 kilometers west of Nancy . Chanteraine is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Willeroncourt in the north and north-west, Nançois-le-Grand in the north, Saint-Aubin-sur-Aire in the north-east, Saulvaux in the east, Boviolles in the south and south-east, Menaucourt in the south-west, Givrauval in the west and south-west as well Ligny-en-Barrois to the west and north-west.
Route nationale 4 runs along the northern edge of the municipality .
history
Chanteraine was created in 1973 from the amalgamation of the municipalities of Chennevières , Morlaincourt and Oëy .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 148 | 100 | 200 | 205 | 251 | 236 | 207 | 193 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Morlaincourt Castle from the 16th century
- Saint-Évre Church in Chennevières
- Saint-Remi church in Morlaincourt
- Saint-Rémi church in Oëy
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Meuse. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-074-4 , pp. 507-512.
