Les Paroches

Les Paroches
region	Grand Est
Department	Meuse
Arrondissement	Commercy
Canton	Saint-Mihiel
Community association	Sammiellois
Coordinates	48 ° 55 ' N , 5 ° 31' E Coordinates: 48 ° 55 ' N , 5 ° 31' E
height	212-339 m
surface	10.24 km 2
Residents	416 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	41 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	55300
INSEE code	55401
	; Mairie (Town Hall) from Les Paroches

Les Paroches is a French commune with 416 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Meuse department in the Grand Est region ( Lorraine until 2015 ); it belongs to the Arrondissement Commercy and to the community association Communauté de communes du Sammiellois .

geography

Les Paroches is located around 54 kilometers southwest of the city of Metz in the east of the Meuse department. In terms of traffic, the community is far away from the motorways on the D34. The Meuse partially forms the eastern border of the municipality, which is extensively forested (Bois des Paroches).

history

During the First World War, the community was partially destroyed by acts of war. The Refricourt district was completely wiped out. Les Paroches was part of the Saint Mihiel district from 1793 to 1801. In addition, from 1793 to 1801 to the canton of Dompcevin and from 1801 to the canton of Saint-Mihiel. The parish has been assigned to the Arrondissement of Commercy since 1801.

Population development

year	1793	1836	1881	1911	1921	1926	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2014
Residents	356	490	385	404	186	227	243	209	256	308	345	358	351	417
Sources: Cassini and INSEE