Jœuf
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Meurthe-et-Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Briey | |
| Canton | Pays de Briey (main town) | |
| Community association | Orne Lorraine Confluences | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 14 ' N , 6 ° 1' E | |
| height | 173-287 m | |
| surface | 3.18 km 2 | |
| Residents | 6,549 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 2,059 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 54240 | |
| INSEE code | 54280 | |
| Website | http://www.ville-joeuf.fr/ | |
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Jœuf is a French commune with 6549 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ). It is the main town (chief lieu) of the 2015 newly created canton of Pays de Briey .
geography
The municipality of Jœuf is located on the Orne , about 20 kilometers northwest of Metz in the northern Lorraine ore basin of Briey .
Jœuf station is on the Saint-Hilaire-au-Temple-Hagondange railway line .
history
With the Peace of Frankfurt in 1871 the place became a border town to the German Empire . From the part of Lorraine annexed by the Germans , many people moved to Jœuf, this and the industrialization boom that started at the same time ensured that the population multiplied within a few years. The decline of mining in the region towards the end of the 20th century is also reflected in the population development of the small town: In 1968, 12,305 people lived in Jœuf, compared with only 7,454 in 1999.
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2014 |
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| Residents | 12,588 | 12.305 | 10,649 | 9,016 | 7,875 | 7,454 | 6,993 | 6,570 |
Born in Jœuf
- Michel Platini (* 1955), former French football player, coach and official
- Pierre Fritsch (1930–2005), columnist and writer
