Landrecourt-Lempire

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Landrecourt-Lempire
Landrecourt-Lempire (France)
Landrecourt-Lempire
region Grand Est
Department Meuse
Arrondissement Verdun
Canton Dieue-sur-Meuse
Community association Val de Meuse-Voie Sacrée
Coordinates 49 ° 6 '  N , 5 ° 21'  E Coordinates: 49 ° 6 '  N , 5 ° 21'  E
height 209-326 m
surface 14.63 km 2
Residents 211 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 14 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 55100
INSEE code

Town hall (Mairie) of Landrecourt-Lempire

Landrecourt-Lempire is a French commune with 211 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Meuse department in the Grand Est region (until 2015: Lorraine ). The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement of Verdun , the canton Dieue-sur-Meuse (until 2015: Canton Souilly ) and the communal association Communauté de communes Val de Meuse-Voie Sacrée . The inhabitants are called Landrecourtois .

geography

Landrecourt-Lempire is located about nine kilometers south-southwest of the city center of Verdun . Landrecourt-Lempire is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Baleycourt in the north, Billemont in the north and north-east, Dugny-sur-Meuse in the east, Senoncourt-les-Maujouy in the south, Lemmes in the south-west, Les Souhesmes-Rampont in the west and south-west and Nixéville-Blercourt in the West.

The A4 autoroute runs through the municipality .

history

On January 1, 1973, Landrecourt and Lempire-aux-Bois were merged to form today's municipality.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 115 93 140 184 203 176 207 194
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Maurice Church in Landrecourt, built in 1790
  • Saint-Firmin church in Lempire-aux-Bois, rebuilt in 1931
  • French military cemetery

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Meuse. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-074-4 , pp. 886-887.

Web links

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