Naix-aux-Forges

Naix-aux-Forges
region	Grand Est
Department	Meuse
Arrondissement	Bar-le-Duc
Canton	Ligny-en-Barrois
Community association	Bar-le-Duc Sud Meuse
Coordinates	48 ° 38 ' N , 5 ° 23' E Coordinates: 48 ° 38 ' N , 5 ° 23' E
height	234-359 m
surface	6.32 km 2
Residents	221 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	35 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	55500
INSEE code	55370

Naix-aux-Forges is a commune in the Meuse department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ) in north-eastern France . It is located in the valley of the Ornain River , eight kilometers from Ligny-en-Barrois .

history

Naix-aux-Forges was called Nasium in Roman times , founded in the 1st century BC. In its heyday, Nasium covered an area of 120 hectares and was next to Metz the largest settlement in what is now Lorraine. In the 2nd century AD the geographer Ptolemy mentioned it as one of the main places of the Leukes .

The statue of a fertility and mother goddess ( Latin Matrona ) and a Roman oculist stamp were discovered during the excavations and are now in the museum of Bar-le-Duc .

In the spring of 912 the Franconian King Theuderich II occupied the fortifications of Naix-aux-Forges during the campaign against his rival brother Theudebert II .

Population development

year	1793	1846	1896	1911	1946	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2007	2017
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