Laronxes

Laronxes
region	Grand Est
Department	Meurthe-et-Moselle
Arrondissement	Luneville
Canton	Baccarat
Community association	Territoire de Lunéville à Baccarat
Coordinates	48 ° 33 ' N , 6 ° 36' E Coordinates: 48 ° 33 ' N , 6 ° 36' E
height	234-281 m
surface	6.83 km 2
Residents	371 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	54 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	54950
INSEE code	54303
	; Laronxe village school

Laronxe is a French commune with 371 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 (until 2015 the Canton of Lunéville-Sud ).

geography

The municipality is located about 35 kilometers southeast of Nancy in the south of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department. Neighboring municipalities are Moncel-lès-Lunéville in the north-west, north and north-east, Saint-Clément in the north-east, east, south-east, south and south-west and Fraimbois in the south-west. The community consists of the village of Laronxe and a few hamlets and farmhouses.

history

The present municipality is first mentioned in a document in 1309 as La Ronxe . Laronxe historically belonged to the Duchy of Lorraine , which fell to France in 1766. 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 and the canton of Aizerailles. From 1801 to 2015 it was part of the canton of Lunéville-Sud-Est (which became the canton of Lunéville-Sud in 1825). Since 1801 Laronxe is also 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 . From May 27, 1818 to June 8, 1834 Laronxe was incorporated in Saint-Clément.

Population development

year	1793	1846	1861	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2007	2015
Residents	309	686	519	454	445	420	428	429	390	373	373
Source: Cassini and INSEE

traffic

Laronxe is located on the railway line from Lunéville to Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, but does not have its own stop. The nearest stop is in the neighboring municipality of Saint-Clément (Saint-Clément-Laronxe train station). The N59 runs through the municipality with a full connection to the western municipality border. The D99, which runs through the village, is important for regional traffic.