Friauville
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Meurthe-et-Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Briey | |
| Canton | Jarny | |
| Community association | Orne Lorraine Confluences | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 9 ' N , 5 ° 51' E | |
| height | 187-221 m | |
| surface | 6.34 km 2 | |
| Residents | 367 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 58 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 54800 | |
| INSEE code | 54213 | |
 Saint-Vanne church |
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Friauville is a French commune with 367 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 Briey and the canton of Jarny (until 2015 Conflans-en-Jarnisy ). The inhabitants call themselves Friauvillois (es) .
geography
The community is about 25 kilometers west of Metz . The Longeau river runs through the municipality and in parts forms the municipal boundary. Neighboring communities are Boncourt in the north, Conflans-en-Jarnisy in the north and north-east, Jarny in the east and south-east, Brainville in the south, Allamont in the south-west and west and Puxe in the north-west.
history
Friauville historically belonged to the Duchy of Bar , which fell to France in 1766. Until the French Revolution , the community was then in the Grand-gouvernement de Lorraine-et-Barrois . The municipality was in the old Moselle department until 1871, since then it has been part of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department .
Population development
| year | 1793 | 1841 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2015 |
| Residents | 301 | 360 | 223 | 224 | 195 | 151 | 225 | 264 | 342 | 367 |
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Attractions
- several 18th and 19th century farmhouses on Grande Rue
- 19th century village church of Saint-Vanne
- Chapel Chapelle de la Hayotte from the 19th and 20th centuries
- Rectory and other old houses in the village center
- Memorial to the Fallen
