Dolcourt
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Meurthe-et-Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Toul | |
| Canton | My au Saintois | |
| Community association | Pays de Colombey et du Sud Toulois | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 29 ′ N , 5 ° 59 ′ E | |
| height | 283-432 m | |
| surface | 6.19 km 2 | |
| Residents | 129 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 21 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 54170 | |
| INSEE code | 54158 | |
Dolcourt is a French commune with 129 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 Toul and the canton of Meine au Saintois ( canton Colombey-les-Belles until 2015 ). The inhabitants are called Dolcourtois / Dolcourtoises .
geography
Dolcourt is about 22 kilometers southeast of Toul, east of the A31 autoroute . The neighboring communities of Dolcourt are Selaincourt in the north-west and north, Goviller in the north-east and east, Lalœuf in the south-east and south and Favières in the south. The entire western half of the municipality is forest area. The river Uvry , which passes east of the village, forms the eastern boundary of the municipality.
history
The name of today's parish was first mentioned in a document in 1317 in the form Dolecourt . In the 17th century the plague and the Thirty Years War ravaged the community. There were only six households left. A villager named Pierrot Charbonnier was burned as a sorcerer in 1618. In the Middle Ages the community belonged to the territory of the Duchy of Lorraine . More precisely to the office ( Bailliage ) Vézelise. With this rule, Dolcourt fell to France in 1766. Until the French Revolution , the community was then in the Grand-gouvernement de Lorraine-et-Barrois . From 1793 to 1801 the municipality was assigned to the district of Vézelise and from 1793 to 2015 part of the canton of Colombey-les-Belles. With the exception of the years 1926 to 1943, when it belonged to the Arrondissement of Nancy, Dolcourt has been assigned to the Arrondissement of Toul since 1801. 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 | 1841 | 1861 | 1936 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2015 |
| Residents | 192 | 256 | 257 | 76 | 90 | 87 | 66 | 78 | 83 | 92 | 94 | 126 |
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Attractions
- Chapel Saint-Jean de Cotance 18th century
- Memorial to the Fallen
- Wegkreuz Croix des Foudroyés on the western edge of the village
- former lavoir (wash house)
