Charency-Vezin
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Meurthe-et-Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Briey | |
| Canton | Mont-Saint-Martin | |
| Community association | Terre Lorraine du Longuyonnais | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 29 ′ N , 5 ° 31 ′ E | |
| height | 192-365 m | |
| surface | 14.79 km 2 | |
| Residents | 616 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 42 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 54260 | |
| INSEE code | 54118 | |
Charency-Vezin is a French commune with 632 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 Briey and the canton of Mont-Saint-Martin (until 2015: canton Longuyon ).
geography
Charency-Vezin is about 80 kilometers north-west of Metz am Chiers . Neighboring municipalities of Charency-Vezin are Épiez-sur-Chiers in the north, Allondrelle-la-Malmaison in the northeast, Longuyon and Villette in the east, Colmey in the southeast, Saint-Jean-lès-Longuyon in the south and southwest, Villers-le-Rond in the West and southwest and Velosnes to the west and northwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 621 | 648 | 591 | 557 | 505 | 563 | 623 | 657 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Remains of the Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul-Sainte-Hélène church in Charency
- 19th century Sainte-Hélène church in Vezin
- Saint-Cuny Chapel in Vezin, built at the end of the 17th century
- German military cemetery
Personalities
- Henri Gisquet (1792–1866), banker
Web links
Commons : Charency-Vezin - collection of images, videos and audio files
