Loison (Meuse)
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Meuse | |
| Arrondissement | Verdun | |
| Canton | Bouligny | |
| Community association | Damvillers Spincourt | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 19 ′ N , 5 ° 37 ′ E | |
| height | 209-253 m | |
| surface | 14.17 km 2 | |
| Residents | 119 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 8 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 55230 | |
| INSEE code | 55299 | |
Loison is a French commune with 119 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Meuse department in the Grand Est region (before 2016: Lorraine ). The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement of Verdun and the Canton of Bouligny (until 2015: Canton Spincourt ).
geography
Loison is about 30 kilometers northeast of Verdun . Loison is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Billy-sous-Mangiennes in the north and west, Muzeray in the north-east, Vaudoncourt in the east and north-east, Senon in the south and south-east, Gincrey in the south and south-west and Gremilly in the south-west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
| Residents | 145 | 125 | 107 | 92 | 85 | 80 | 100 | 102 | 119 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Laurent church from the 16th century
- Wayside cross
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Personalities
- Charles Humbert (1866–1927), politician
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Meuse. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-074-4 , pp. 918-919.
Web links
Commons : Loison - collection of images, videos and audio files
