Coincourt
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Meurthe-et-Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Luneville | |
| Canton | Baccarat | |
| Community association | Pays du Sânon | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 42 ' N , 6 ° 37' E | |
| height | 228-295 m | |
| surface | 7.99 km 2 | |
| Residents | 128 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 16 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 54370 | |
| INSEE code | 54133 | |
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Coincourt is a French commune with 128 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 Lunéville and the municipality association Pays du Sânon .
geography
The municipality of Coincourt is 240 m above sea level, 15 kilometers northeast of Lunéville , on the border with the Moselle department .
The community area covers a section north of the upper Sânon valley. Apart from the smaller trees in the east and south-east ( Bois de la Saulnière and Bois Brûle ), the approximately eight square kilometers large municipal area is woodless and characterized by extensive arable land.
The rivers Ruisseau des Tropes, Ruisseau de Nallauchamp and Ruisseau des Allemands , which flow into the Sânon immediately south of Coincourt, have their source in the municipality . The northern border of the municipality essentially follows the watershed to the river system of the Seille .
The houses in the village are grouped in a horseshoe shape around the center with the church; a little further out are the seven remaining farms. On the eastern edge of the village is the cemetery, in the immediate vicinity a water tower.
Neighboring municipalities of Coincourt are Bezange-la-Petite in the north, Moncourt in the northeast, Xures in the southeast, Mouacourt in the south, Parroy in the southwest and Réchicourt-la-Petite in the northwest.
history
The crook in the coat of arms refers to the earlier existence of a priory in the village, the six stars stand for six concrete log houses that were built on the border with the German Empire during the First World War in the area of the municipality.
Before the Franco-Prussian War , Coincourt belonged to the canton of Vic-sur-Seille . After the Treaty of Frankfurt , the southern part of this canton became the new canton Arracourt, which remained with France and to which Coincourt also belongs.
On 1 January 1973, the municipalities Coincourt were Mouacourt and Xures by Parroy incorporated. On January 1, 1987, these incorporations were reversed.
Population development
| year | 1946 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 | |
| Residents | 166 | 177 | 152 | 135 | 118 | 114 | 142 | 133 | |
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Attractions
- Village church of St. Deodatus ( Église Saint-Dié ) from the 15th century, reconstructed after 1918
Saint-Dié church
Water tower
Fallen memorial
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Economy and Infrastructure
Ten farms are located in Coincourt (grain cultivation, dairy farming, beekeeping).
Coincourt is located away from the nationally important traffic arteries. The municipality can be reached via the neighboring municipality of Mouacourt on the trunk road from Dombasle-sur-Meurthe to Sarrebourg . Other roads connect the village with the municipalities of Moncourt, Parroy and Réchicourt-la-Petite. In the municipality of Bénarménil , 13 kilometers to the south, there is a connection to the motorway-like RN 4 from Nancy to Strasbourg .
supporting documents
- ↑ Origin of the coat of arms on genealogie-lorraine.fr (French)
- ↑ Coincourt on cassini.ehess.fr
- ↑ Coincourt on insee.fr
- ↑ Farms on annuaire-mairie.fr (French)
