Liffol-le-Grand

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Liffol-le-Grand
Liffol-le-Grand coat of arms
Liffol-le-Grand (France)
Liffol-le-Grand
region Grand Est
Department Vosges
Arrondissement Neufchâteau
Canton Neufchâteau
Community association Ouest Vosgien
Coordinates 48 ° 19 ′  N , 5 ° 35 ′  E Coordinates: 48 ° 19 ′  N , 5 ° 35 ′  E
height 299-450 m
surface 33.91 km 2
Residents 2,144 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 63 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 88350
INSEE code
Website http://liffollegrand.mairie.com/

Saint Vincent Church

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Liffol-le-Grand is a French commune in the Vosges department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ) with 2,144 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017). The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement of Neufchâteau and the canton of Neufchâteau . The inhabitants are called Liffolois (es) .

geography

Liffol-le-Grand is on the border with the Haute-Marne department . The Saônelle flows through the municipality . Liffol-le-Grand is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Villouxel and Pargny-sous-Mureau in the north, Mont-lès-Neufchâteau in the northeast, Fréville in the east, Bazoilles-sur-Meuse in the southeast, Harréville-les-Chanteurs in the south and southeast, Liffol-le-Petit in the southwest, Aillianville in the west and Brechainville in the northwest.

The former route nationale 427 (today's D674) runs through the municipality .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2015
Residents 2,632 3,093 3,207 3,174 2,812 2,524 2,356 2.163

Attractions

  • Saint-Vincent Church, built in 1901, the bell tower is a former donjon
  • Fraichefontaine monastery
  • Saint Vincent fountain
  • Archaeological Museum
  • Wash house

Web links

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