Choloy-Ménillot

Choloy-Ménillot
region	Grand Est
Department	Meurthe-et-Moselle
Arrondissement	Toul
Canton	Toul
Community association	Terres Touloises
Coordinates	48 ° 40 ′  N , 5 ° 49 ′  E Coordinates: 48 ° 40 ′  N , 5 ° 49 ′  E
height	226-412 m
surface	11.95 km 2
Residents	736 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	62 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	54200
INSEE code	54128

Choloy-Ménillot is a French commune with 736 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in Lorraine in the Grand Est region . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Toul and the Canton of Toul (until 2015: Canton of Toul-Sud ).

geography

Choloy-Ménillot is about 20 kilometers west of Nancy and four kilometers west-southwest of Toul . Neighboring municipalities of Choloy-Ménillot are Foug in the north and west, Écrouves in the north and northeast, Domgermain in the south and east, Rigny-Saint-Martin in the south and southwest, Rigny-la-Salle in the southwest.

The station is on the Culmont-Chalindrey-Toul railway line .

history

In 1969 Choloy merged with Ménillot to form today's municipality.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2017
Residents	454	411	589	548	588	695	725	736
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

• Saint-Jean-Baptiste church in Choloy
• Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption church in Ménillot
• French national cemetery
• Choloy Castle from the 19th century, monument historique since 1988

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  Saint-Jean-Baptiste church

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  Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption church

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  Choloy Castle

Chemin de Fer du Val de Passey

The banker Jaques Maginot (born August 19, 1927, † September 24, 1998) laid a narrow-gauge railway on his private property in Rue du Val de Passey in 1970 , which has been operated as a museum railway by a foundation on 5-6 days a year since his death .

In 1968 Jaques Maginot found the Bagnall saddle steam locomotive Charles in Belgium, in need of renovation. As part of a general overhaul, he completely dismantled it and rebuilt it according to the original drawings using the original boiler. In 1972 and 1975 he built two wood-clad passenger cars with 18 and 12 seats and wrought-iron railings. In 1978 he bought the Decauville locomotive Simonne , which he overhauled according to his own plans and calculations. He modified the rear wall of the driver's cab as a unique selling point and for better usability.

In order to be able to operate two locomotives at the same time on open days , he extended the track to around 800 meters. In 1990 he acquired a 4 m long brake and luggage wagon and in 1992 a 6.20 m long bulk wagon. The historic steam locomotives are of national public interest because they have been preserved, maintained and demonstrated at the Chemin de Fer du Val de Passey for more than 40 years. Similar Decauville Progress locomotives are listed in France.

Web links

Commons : Choloy-Ménillot  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Historique: Naissance du Chemin de Fer du Val de Passey.
2. ↑ Thomas Kautzor and Rob Dickinson: Chemin de Fer du Val de Passey, 2014 .
3. ↑ 030 T Decauville n ° 5 CFCD.