Lachapelle (Meurthe-et-Moselle)

Laughing Chapel
region	Grand Est
Department	Meurthe-et-Moselle
Arrondissement	Luneville
Canton	Baccarat
Community association	Territoire de Lunéville à Baccarat
Coordinates	48 ° 25 ' N , 6 ° 47' E Coordinates: 48 ° 25 ' N , 6 ° 47' E
height	269-397 m
surface	10.17 km 2
Residents	266 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	26 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	54120
INSEE code	54287
Website	http://www.mairie-lachapelle.fr/
	; Town hall (Mairie) of Lachapelle

Lachapelle is a French commune with 266 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 Lunéville and the Canton of Baccarat .

geography

The municipality is located about 54 kilometers southeast of Nancy in the south of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department on the border with the Vosges department . Neighboring communities are Baccarat in the north, Bertrichamps in the north and north-east, Thiaville-sur-Meurthe in the east and south-east, Sainte-Barbe (in the Vosges department) in the south and south-west and Deneuvre in the west. The community consists of the village and some groups of houses and individual farmsteads. The Meurthe river crosses the municipality and in parts forms the municipality boundary. Large parts of the municipality are forested.

history

The current municipality is mentioned under the Latin name Villa de Capella in a document from the Abbey of Haute-Seille. Lachapelle historically belonged to the province of Trois-Évêchés (Three Dioceses), which in fact fell to France in 1552. Until the French Revolution , the community was then in the Grand-gouvernement de Lorraine-et-Barrois . From 1793 to 1801 the community was assigned to the Lunéville district. It has been part of the canton of Baccarat since 1793. Since 1801, Lachapelle has also been assigned to the Arrondissement of Lunéville. Until 1871, the community was in the old Meurt (h) e. Since then it has been part of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department . Until 1793 the parish was called La Chapelle.

Population development

year	1793	1836	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2007	2015
Residents	198	342	123	133	148	143	204	237	239	271
Source: Cassini and INSEE

traffic

Lachapelle is close to the railway line from Lunéville to Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, but does not have its own train station. The nearest stops are in the neighboring communities of Thiaville-sur-Meurthe and Bertrichamps. The N59 runs through the middle of the municipality , but without a direct connection. Places with a full connection not far from Lachapelle are the neighboring communities of Thiaville-sur-Meurthe and Bertrichamps. The D158, which runs through the village, is important for regional traffic.