Magnières

Magnières
region	Grand Est
Department	Meurthe-et-Moselle
Arrondissement	Luneville
Canton	Lunéville-2
Community association	Territoire de Lunéville à Baccarat
Coordinates	48 ° 27 ' N , 6 ° 34' E Coordinates: 48 ° 27 ' N , 6 ° 34' E
height	242-334 m
surface	11.58 km 2
Residents	286 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	25 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	54129
INSEE code	54331
	; Town hall and post office in Magnières

Magnières is a French commune with 286 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 Lunéville-2 (until 2015: canton of Gerbéviller ).

geography

Magnières is located about 18 kilometers south-southeast of Lunéville on the Mortagne , into which the Belvitte flows here, and on the border with the Vosges department . Neighboring municipalities of Magnières are Moyen in the north and north-west, Domptail in the east and north-east, Saint-Pierremont in the east, Xaffévillers in the south-east, Deinvillers in the south, Clézentaine in the south-west, Mattexey in the west and south-west and Vallois in the west and north-west.

Saint-Laurent church from the 19th century
Castle from the 14th century, largely destroyed, pavilion from the 16th / 17th century. Century preserved
Fortified house from the 15th century

Saint Laurent Church

Commons : Magnières - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Auguste Gaudel (1880-1969), Roman Catholic bishop, was pastor in Magnières from 1913 to 1920