Chenevières

Chenevières
region	Grand Est
Department	Meurthe-et-Moselle
Arrondissement	Luneville
Canton	Baccarat
Community association	Territoire de Lunéville à Baccarat
Coordinates	48 ° 31 ' N , 6 ° 38' E Coordinates: 48 ° 31 ' N , 6 ° 38' E
height	242-284 m
surface	4.54 km 2
Residents	495 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	109 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	54122
INSEE code	54125
	; Town hall (Mairie) of Chenevières

Chenevières is a French commune with 495 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 (until 2015 the Canton of Gerbéviller ).

geography

The municipality is located about 38 kilometers southeast of Nancy in the south of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department. Neighboring municipalities are Saint-Clément in the north-west and north, Flin in the east and south-east and Vathiménil in the south-west. The community consists of the village of Chenevières and individual farmsteads. The Meurthe River crosses Chenevières and in parts forms the municipal boundary. Large parts of the community are forested. Most of the Saint-Clément Air Force Base is in the commune.

history

The current parish is mentioned for the first time in a document in 965 in the Latin form Canaveræ . The French form of Cheneveire appears in 1130 in a document from Beaupré Abbey. Chenevières historically belonged to the province of Trois-Évêchés (Three Bishoprics), 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 Aizerailles. From 1801 to 2015 it was part of the canton of Gerbéviller. Since 1801, Chenevières has also been 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	1886	1901	1921	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2007	2015
Residents	275	417	343	570	367	342	427	371	451	490	471	500
Source: Cassini and INSEE

traffic

Chenevières is on the railway line from Lunéville to Saint-Dié-des-Vosges and has its own stop. The N59 runs through the municipality , but without a direct connection. There is a full connection in the neighboring municipality of Saint-Clément. The D590, which runs through the village, is important for regional traffic.