Landrecourt-Lempire
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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 | |
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 | 55276 | |
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 |
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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.