Gorcy

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Gorcy
Gorcy Coat of Arms
Gorcy (France)
Gorcy
region Grand Est
Department Meurthe-et-Moselle
Arrondissement Briey
Canton Mont-Saint-Martin
Community association Longwy
Coordinates 49 ° 32 '  N , 5 ° 41'  E Coordinates: 49 ° 32 '  N , 5 ° 41'  E
height 235-385 m
surface 4.1 km 2
Residents 2,763 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 674 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 54730
INSEE code
Website http://mairie.pagespro-orange.fr/mairie.gorcy

Gorcy Town Hall

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Gorcy is a French commune with 2,763 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 Briey and the canton of Mont-Saint-Martin . The inhabitants are called Gorcéens .

geography

Gorcy is on the Belgian border. Gorcy is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Musson in the north, Cosnes-et-Romain in the south and east and Ville-Houdlémont in the west.

history

The place was first mentioned in a document in 1082. A first blast furnace was built here in 1832. With the decline of the mining and steel industry, the last facility was closed in 1983.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2012
Residents 2,228 2,364 2,686 2,473 2.168 2.130 2,333 2,529

Attractions

  • Saint-Jean-Baptiste church
  • Parivaux Castle, built from 1898 to 1900, badly damaged in World War II
  • La Martinière Castle, built in the early 17th century
  • Town hall, called “Castle of Gorcy”, built in the 16th century, badly damaged in 1671, renovated in the 18th century, expanded in the 19th century

Web links

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