Giraumont (Meurthe-et-Moselle)
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Meurthe-et-Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Briey | |
| Canton | Jarny | |
| Community association | Orne Lorraine Confluences | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 10 ′ N , 5 ° 55 ′ E | |
| height | 183-235 m | |
| surface | 7.63 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,320 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 173 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 54780 | |
| INSEE code | 54227 | |
Giraumont is a French commune with 1,320 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 ).
geography
Giraumont is about 20 kilometers west-northwest of Metz . The Orne limits the municipality to the north. Giraumont is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Hatrize in the north and north-west, Moineville in the north-east, Jouaville in the east and south-east, Doncourt-lès-Conflans in the south, Jarny in the south-west and Labry in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 2,064 | 1,826 | 1,509 | 1,186 | 1,137 | 1,171 | 1,178 | 1,374 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Nicolas church, built in the mid-20th century
- Saint-Nicolas chapel
- Tichemont Castle from the 14th century, converted into a castle in the 16th and 19th centuries, gate from the 15th century, orangery from 1824
- Vallières castle from the 19th century
Saint-Nicolas church
Gate to Tichemont Castle
traffic
The Giraumont stop to the west was on the Saint-Hilaire-au-Temple-Hagondange railway line , the Giraumont-Village stop ("Giraumont Village") to the south on the Conflans-Jarny – Metz railway line .
Personalities
- Bruno Rodzik (1935–1998), football player
- Jean-Claude Piumi (1940–1996), football player
- Bernard Zénier (born 1957), football player
