Montiers-sur-Saulx
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Meuse | |
| Arrondissement | Bar-le-Duc | |
| Canton | Ligny-en-Barrois | |
| Community association | Haute Saulx and Perthois-Val d'Ornois | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 32 ' N , 5 ° 16' E | |
| height | 256-398 m | |
| surface | 45.92 km 2 | |
| Residents | 380 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 8 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 55290 | |
| INSEE code | 55348 | |
.jpg) Town hall (Mairie) of Montiers-sur-Saulx |
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Montiers-sur-Saulx is a French commune with 380 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Meuse department in the Grand Est region (until 2016: Lorraine ). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Bar-le-Duc and the canton of Ligny-en-Barrois (until 2015: canton of Montiers-sur-Saulx ).
geography
Montiers-sur-Saulx is located on the Saulx in the south of the Meuse department, about 27 kilometers south-southeast of Bar-le-Duc and about 69 kilometers west-southwest of Nancy . Montiers-sur-Saulx is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Morley in the north and north-west, Couvertpuis in the north, Biencourt-sur-Orge in the north-east, Ribeaucourt in the east, Bure in the south-east, Effincourt and Paroy-sur-Saulx in the south, Osne-le- Val in the southwest and Chevillon in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 702 | 683 | 643 | 602 | 551 | 456 | 453 | 455 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens church, built in 1841
- Former Cistercian monastery of Écurey , founded in 1144, dissolved in 1791, only a few buildings preserved
- Tower of the previous castle, built in 1302
- Lahaye Chapel from the 15th century
- Saint-Nicaise chapel from 1900
- Saint-Sébastien chapel from 1632
Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens church
tower
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literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Meuse. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-074-4 , pp. 643-650.
