Fresnes-en-Woëvre
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Meuse | |
| Arrondissement | Verdun | |
| Canton | Etain | |
| Community association | Territoire de Fresnes-en-Woëvre | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 6 ' N , 5 ° 38' E | |
| height | 208-238 m | |
| surface | 9.08 km 2 | |
| Residents | 673 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 74 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 55160 | |
| INSEE code | 55198 | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of Fresnes-en-Woëvre |
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Fresnes-en-Woëvre is a French commune with 673 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Meuse department in the Grand Est region (until 2015: Lorraine ). The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement of Verdun and the Canton of Étain (until 2015: Canton Fresnes-en-Woëvre ).
geography
Fresnes-en-Woëvre is located about 19 kilometers east-southeast of Verdun and about 40 kilometers west of Metz in the Woëvre region . Fresnes-en-Woëvre is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Ville-en-Woëvre in the north, Pintheville in the northeast, Riaville in the east, Saulx-lès-Champlon in the south and southeast, Trésauvaux in the south and southwest, Bonzée in the west and Manheulles in the west and Northwest.
The earlier national routes 404 and 408 run through Fresnes-en-Woëvre .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2013 |
| Residents | 540 | 630 | 636 | 642 | 661 | 642 | 739 | 726 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens church, rebuilt in 1925
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Meuse. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-074-4 , pp. 436-438.
