Flin

Flin
region	Grand Est
Department	Meurthe-et-Moselle
Arrondissement	Luneville
Canton	Baccarat
Community association	Territoire de Lunéville à Baccarat
Coordinates	48 ° 30 ' N , 6 ° 39' E Coordinates: 48 ° 30 ' N , 6 ° 39' E
height	246-317 m
surface	11.64 km 2
Residents	378 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	32 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	54122
INSEE code	54199
	; Town hall (Mairie) of Flin

Flin is a French commune with 378 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 . The inhabitants call themselves Flinois (es) .

geography

The municipality is located about 41 kilometers southeast of Nancy in the south of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department. Neighboring municipalities are Buriville in the northeast, Azerailles in the east, Glonville in the southeast, Fontenoy-la-Joûte in the south, Moyen in the southwest, Vathiménil in the west and Chenevières in the northwest. The municipality consists of the villages of Flin and Ménil-Flin , the hamlet of Mervaville and individual farms. The Meurthe river crosses Flin and in parts forms the municipal boundary. Large parts of the community are forested.

history

The present-day community is mentioned in a document as Fluns in 1147 . The districts were badly devastated in the Wars of Religion and the Thirty Years' War . The abbey and the village of Mervaville were no longer built. There was further destruction in 1944 when the municipality was retaken from Nazi Germany. Historically, Flin belonged to the Duchy of Lorraine , which 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 community was assigned to the Lunéville district and the canton of Aizerailles. From 1801 to 1926 it was part of the canton of Gerbéviller and since 1926 of the canton of Baccarat. Since 1801, Flin 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	1846	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2007	2015
Residents	448	703	422	425	369	333	343	374	371	373
Source: Cassini and INSEE

traffic

Flin is on the railway line from Lunéville to Saint-Dié-des-Vosges and has its own train station (Ménil-Flin). The N59 runs through the municipality , but without a direct connection. The D151, which runs through the village, is important for regional traffic.