Gélacourt

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Gélacourt
Coat of arms of Gélacourt
Gélacourt (France)
Gélacourt
region Grand Est
Department Meurthe-et-Moselle
Arrondissement Luneville
Canton Baccarat
Community association Territoire de Lunéville à Baccarat
Coordinates 48 ° 29 ′  N , 6 ° 44 ′  E Coordinates: 48 ° 29 ′  N , 6 ° 44 ′  E
height 258-329 m
surface 4.78 km 2
Residents 167 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 35 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 54120
INSEE code 54217

Partial view of the village

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Gélacourt is a French commune with 167 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 Gélacourtois (es) .

geography

The municipality is located about 47 kilometers southeast of Nancy in the south of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department. Neighboring communities are Brouville in the north and east, Merviller in the east, Baccarat in the south-east, south and south-west and Azerailles in the west. The community consists of the village and individual farmsteads. The Meurthe river crosses Gélacourt and in parts forms the municipal boundary.

history

The present municipality is mentioned indirectly (Gerardus de Gislacurt) as Gislacurt in a document in 1137 . Gélacourt was historically part of 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. It has been part of the canton of Baccarat since 1793. Since 1801 Gélacourt 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 1841 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2007 2015
Residents 202 258 113 119 123 150 181 148 158 168
Source: Cassini and INSEE

traffic

Although Gélacourt is on the railway line from Lunéville to Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, it does not have its own train station. The closest stops are in the neighboring communities of Azerailles and Baccarat. The N59 runs through the municipality with a full connection in the southeast of the municipality. The D19, which runs through the village, is important for regional traffic.

Attractions

  • Saint-André village church from the 18th century; the apse is from the 16th century
  • Sainte-Catherine chapel from the 17th century
  • old houses with door portals worth seeing
  • Memorial to the Fallen
  • Lavoir in the form of a double fountain from 1866
  • several other wells

  • Lavoir (wash house)

  • Memorial to the Fallen

  • Saint-André village church

  • Partial view of a portal

  • Landscape near Gélacourt

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Source on the name of the community
  2. ↑ Memorial to the Fallen

Web links

Commons : Gélacourt  - collection of images, videos and audio files