Moncel-lès-Lunéville

Moncel-lès-Lunéville
region	Grand Est
Department	Meurthe-et-Moselle
Arrondissement	Luneville
Canton	Lunéville-2
Community association	Territoire de Lunéville à Baccarat
Coordinates	48 ° 34 ' N , 6 ° 32' E Coordinates: 48 ° 34 ' N , 6 ° 32' E
height	223-272 m
surface	21.94 km 2
Residents	626 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	29 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	54300
INSEE code	54373
	; Town hall (Mairie) of Moncel-lès-Lunéville

Moncel-lès-Lunéville is a French commune with 626 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 the canton of Lunéville-Sud ). The inhabitants call themselves Moncellois (es) .

geography

The municipality is located about 29 kilometers southeast of Nancy in the south of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department. Neighboring communities are Lunéville in the north-west and north, Croismare in the north, Marainviller in the north-east, Saint-Clément in the east, Laronxe in the south-east, Fraimbois in the south and Hériménil in the south-west and west. The community consists of the village of Moncel-lès-Lunéville and individual farms. The Meurthe river crosses Moncel-lès-Lunéville and in parts forms the municipal boundary. Much of the municipality is covered by the Forêt Domaniale de Mondon forest . West of the N59, on the Meurthe, is a former swamp area with numerous ponds and lakes.

history

Today's community is first mentioned in a document in 1130 in the Latin form Wuadum de Monces (meaning monk cell). The current district of Beaupré was founded in 1135 as a Cistercian abbey. Moncel-lès-Lunéville historically belonged to the Duchy of Lorraine , which fell to France in 1766. Until the French Revolution , the community was then in the Grand-gouvernement de Lorraine-et-Barrois . From 1793 to 1801 the community was assigned to the Lunéville district and the Lunéville canton. From 1801 to 2015 it was part of the canton of Lunéville-Sud-Est (which became the canton of Lunéville-Sud in 1825). Since 1801 Moncel-lès-Lunéville has also been assigned to the Arrondissement of Lunéville. Until 1871, the community was in the old Meurt (h) e. Since then it has been part of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department . Between 1800 and 1806 the previously independent municipality of Beaupré was incorporated. This community belonged to the canton of Gerbéviller from 1801 until it was incorporated. Beaupré Abbey was destroyed in 1796.

Population development

year	1793	1911	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2007	2015
Residents	66	580	371	367	352	402	364	391	458	634
Source: Cassini and INSEE; today's municipal area

traffic

Moncel-lès-Lunéville is located on the railway line from Lunéville to Saint-Dié-des-Vosges and has its own stop. The N59 and the N333 (regional part of the N4 Paris-Nancy-Strasbourg) run through the municipality . South of the village is an interchange between the two national roads. In the far south of Moncel-lès-Lunéville there is another full connection. The D590, which runs through the village, is important for regional traffic.

Attractions

Saint-Martin village church from the 18th century with a bell tower from 1944
Memorial and plaque for the fallen
several extensive farms (Ferme de la Petite Pologne, Ferme de Beaupré, Ferme de Mondon, Ferme de Mississipi)
few remains of the former Cistercian abbey of Beaupré

The village school
Saint-Martin village church
Water tower
Community center

Individual evidence

Web links

Commons : Moncel-lès-Lunéville - Collection of images, videos and audio files

[1] Source on the name of the community

[2] Source on the name of the community

[3] Memorial to the Fallen

[4] Commemorative plaque for the fallen in the church