Gélaucourt
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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 ° 27 ' N , 5 ° 59' E | |
| height | 295-395 m | |
| surface | 2.26 km 2 | |
| Residents | 68 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 30 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 54115 | |
| INSEE code | 54218 | |
 Mairie (Town Hall) of the parish |
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Gélaucourt is a French commune with 68 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 ).
geography
Gélaucourt is about 26 kilometers southeast of Toul and about 30 kilometers southwest of Nancy . The neighboring municipalities of Gélaucourt are Lalœuf in the north, northeast and east, Battigny in the south and Favières in the west.
history
The name of today's parish was first mentioned in 1267 as Velaicort in a document. 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 Gélaucourt fell to France in 1766. Until the French Revolution , the community was in the Grand-gouvernement de Lorraine-et-Barrois . From 1793 to 1801 the municipality was assigned to the district of Vézelise and part of the canton of Vandeléville, then from 1801 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, Gélaucourt 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 | 1836 | 1851 | 1856 | 1911 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2015 |
| Residents | 100 | 148 | 137 | 110 | 76 | 48 | 41 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 45 | 58 | 64 |
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Attractions
- Houses from the 17th and 18th centuries
- 17th century Calvary Saint-Florentin
- in the town hall there are wooden sculptures of Saint-Florentin and the Madonna and Child from the former Saint-Florentin chapel
- Biotope / landscape garden Jardin d'eau de l'Aubepré
