Cons-la-Grandville
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Meurthe-et-Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Briey | |
| Canton | Mont-Saint-Martin | |
| Community association | Longwy | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 29 ′ N , 5 ° 42 ′ E | |
| height | 228-388 m | |
| surface | 8.25 km 2 | |
| Residents | 523 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 63 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 54870 | |
| INSEE code | 54137 | |
 Cons-la-Grandville Castle |
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Cons-la-Grandville ( Lorraine Con-lai-gran-velle ) is a French commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ).
geography
The municipality of Cons-la-Grandville is located on the upper reaches of the Chiers , about ten kilometers south of the border with Belgium . The winding river Chiers has dug its way up to 80 m deep into the surrounding area. The river slopes are wooded; in the north-west the large forest Boid le Moine dominates . The south of the Chiers subsequent plateau is dominated by arable land. Neighboring municipalities of Cons-la-Grandville are Villers-la-Chèvre in the north, Lexy in the northeast, Cutry in the east, Ugny in the south and Montigny-sur-Chiers in the west.
history
Other names were Cunensis (1173), Kuns (1235), Kons (1309), Conz (1573), Contz (1682).
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2014 |
| Residents | 790 | 828 | 769 | 669 | 596 | 608 | 572 | 562 |
