Les Baroches
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region | Grand Est | |
Department | Meurthe-et-Moselle | |
Arrondissement | Briey | |
Canton | Pays de Briey | |
Community association | Orne Lorraine Confluences | |
Coordinates | 49 ° 17 ' N , 5 ° 54' E | |
height | 192-253 m | |
surface | 13.28 km 2 | |
Residents | 351 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 26 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 54150 | |
INSEE code | 54048 |
Les Baroches is a French commune with 351 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ). The municipality is part of the Briey arrondissement and the Pays de Briey canton (until 2015: Briey canton ).
The municipality consists of the localities of Génaville , Méraumont and Penil .
location
Les Baroches is about 18 kilometers west-southwest of Thionville . Les Baroches is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Lantéfontaine in the north, Val de Briey in the south and east and Anoux in the south and west.
history
The municipality was created in 1809 from the amalgamation of the then independent municipalities of Pénil and Génaville with the hamlets of Méraumont and Mussot .
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
Residents | 283 | 285 | 257 | 295 | 312 | 348 | 360 | 379 |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur church in Penil from the 19th century, reconstructed in 1870, partially destroyed in 1874
- Très-Sainte-Trinité church in Génaville from the 15th century,
- Mussot Castle, today an estate, built in 1719
- Calvaire from 1702
- Crossroads from the 18th century near Génaville
Web links
Commons : Les Baroches - Collection of images, videos and audio files