Haironville

Haironville
region	Grand Est
Department	Meuse
Arrondissement	Bar-le-Duc
Canton	Ancerville
Community association	Portes de Meuse
Coordinates	48 ° 41 ′ N , 5 ° 5 ′ E Coordinates: 48 ° 41 ′ N , 5 ° 5 ′ E
height	179-251 m
surface	9.79 km 2
Residents	595 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	61 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	55000
INSEE code	55224
	; Mairie Haironville

Haironville is a French commune with 595 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Meuse department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ). The municipality is part of the Bar-le-Duc arrondissement and the Portes de Meuse municipal association founded in 2016 . The residents call themselves Haironvillois (es) .

geography

The municipality of Haironville is located in the Barrois countryside on the Saulx River , about 13 kilometers southwest of Bar-le-Duc and 13 kilometers northeast of Saint-Dizier . The municipal area of 9.79 square kilometers is characterized by the narrow Saulx valley and the partially wooded high plateaus rising north and south of the valley, which tower above the river valley by 50 meters . In the Bois de Foyé forest in the northeast of the municipality, the highest point is reached at 251 m above sea level. Haironville is surrounded by the neighboring communities Brillon-en-Barrois in the north, Bazincourt-sur-Saulx in the north-east, Rupt-aux-Nonains in the south, Sommelonne in the south-west and Saudrupt in the north-west.

Place name

The toponym Haironville probably comes from the German personal name Hagero . There is also the possibility of origin from the French héron (= heron ). The village is first mentioned in 1141 under the names Hairunvilla and Hairunville . Via Hautonvilla (1180), Haronvilla (1402); Heronville (1700) the spelling changed to Hayronis-Villa and Heronis-Villa (1736) to Haironis-Villa (1749), before the place name Haironville, which is still valid today, was established in 1793 .

coat of arms

Blazon : "Under a silver shield hapt with two red anvils in blue, a silver heron with a golden beak and golden stilts, accompanied by two golden sails." The heron (French: héron ) stands for the possible origin of the place name, the anvils symbolize the long tradition of metalworking in the town. The coat of arms was designed by the heraldist RA Louis and has been the official municipal coat of arms since 2012.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2016
Residents	571	597	587	580	605	571	579	595
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

Château de la Forge, castle from the mid-16th century with several changes of ownership; After the building fell into disrepair , it has been owned by the Frydlender family since 2015 , who have been carefully restoring it since then, Monument historique

Château de la Varenne, castle built in 1506, now privately owned

Château de la Tour, castle tower from 1596

Castle park with the award Jardin Remarquable

Église Saint-Remi (St. Remigius Church), reconstructed in 1833 after impending dilapidation, equipped with three bells from 1835 to 1871

Bridge over the Saulx from the 17th century, Monument historique

Lavoir

several wells

Water tower

Fallen memorial

crossroads

Château de la Forge
Saint-Remi church
Saulx Bridge
Lavoir
Fallen memorial
crossroads

Economy and Infrastructure

primary school

The largest employer in the municipality is a traditional metalworking company that is now part of the Arcelor Mittal Group . In 1723 the company was founded as a forge ( Forges d'Haironville ). Reinforcing iron was initially produced here. Today the company mainly produces all kinds of steel profiles. There is a primary school, a post office and a few small shops including a bakery and butcher in the community. In Haironville there are also four farms (cultivation of grain, pulses and oilseeds).

The D 997 trunk road from Contrisson to Stainville and the D 4 trunk road from Brillon-en-Barrois to Cousances-les-Forges runs through Haironville, which follows the Saulx Valley . Five kilometers south of Haironville, the motorway-like Route nationale 4 runs from Saint-Dizier to Toul with a junction. The nearest train station is in the town of Saint-Dizier, 13 kilometers away, on the Blesme-Haussignémont-Chaumont railway line .