Nant-le-Grand

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Nant-le-Grand
Coat of arms of Nant-le-Grand
Nant-le-Grand (France)
Nant-le-Grand
region Grand Est
Department Meuse
Arrondissement Bar-le-Duc
Canton Ancerville
Community association Bar-le-Duc Sud Meuse
Coordinates 48 ° 41 ′  N , 5 ° 14 ′  E Coordinates: 48 ° 41 ′  N , 5 ° 14 ′  E
height 133-2,351 m
surface 11.426 km 2
Residents 79 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 7 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 55500
INSEE code 55373

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Nant-le-Grand is a French commune with 79 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Meuse department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ). The municipality is part of the Bar-le-Duc arrondissement and the Bar-le-Duc Sud Meuse community association founded in 2012 .

geography

The municipality of Nant-le-Grand is located on the Plateau du Barrois in the Barrois landscape in a side valley of the Saulx River , about 13 kilometers south of Bar-le-Duc and 18 kilometers east-northeast of Saint-Dizier . The 11.26 square kilometer municipal area is characterized by the narrow valley of the Ruisseau de Nant river and the partly wooded plateaus to the west and east of the valley, which tower over the river valley by 70 meters . In the north of the municipality, the Bois de Montromont forest area stretches across three dry valleys. In the northeast, at 351 meters above sea level, the highest point in the municipality is reached. Nant-le-Grand is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Tannois and Guerpont (point of contact) in the north, Tronville-en-Barrois and Velaines in the north-east, Ligny-en-Barrois and Maulan in the east, Nant-le-Petit in the south, and Stainville in the south-west as well as Montplonne to the west.

Place name

The name of the community comes from the Gallic “nanto”, which means a (often hidden) valley, a river or a stream. Derived from this, the toponyms nan, nans, nant or nanc occur frequently, especially in regions with limestone soils that are connected to more or less narrow and deep gorges. Examples are Nant , Nantua or Nancy .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2009 2016
Residents 91 73 58 53 67 66 64 77
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Amand church
  • Menhir de Champ l'Écuyer on the border with the municipality of Montplonne , accessible by a road, historic monument since 1924
  • Menhir de la Pierre l'Ogre on the border with the municipality of Montplonne, in an open field with no access, Monument historique since 1924
  • Menhir de la Chèvre and stone circle on the border with the municipality of Tannois , accessible via narrow forest paths, Monument historique since 2000
  • Menhir de la Queue and stone circle on the border with the municipality of Tannois, accessible via narrow forest paths, monument historique since 2000
  • Oratorio
  • Lavoir
  • Wayside crosses

Economy and Infrastructure

In Nant-le-Grand there are two agricultural holdings (grain cultivation) and three forest holdings.

Nant-le-Grand is only connected to the three neighboring municipalities of Tannois , Nant-le-Petit and Maulan by narrow roads . In Maulan, three and a half kilometers away, there is a connection to the motorway-like Route nationale 4 from Saint-Dizier to Toul . The nearest train station is 15 kilometers away in the town of Bar-le-Duc on the Paris – Strasbourg line .

literature

supporting documents

  1. ^ Albert Dauzat and Charles Rostaing : "Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de lieu en France, Librairie Guénégaud, Paris, 1989" ( ISBN 2-85023-076-6 )
  2. ↑ Nant-le-Grand on cassini.ehess.fr (French)
  3. ↑ Nant-le-Grand on INSEE
  4. ^ Entry in the Base Mérimée of the Ministry of Culture. Retrieved June 22, 2019 (French).
  5. ^ Entry in the Base Mérimée of the Ministry of Culture. Retrieved June 22, 2019 (French).
  6. ^ Entry in the Base Mérimée of the Ministry of Culture. Retrieved June 22, 2019 (French).
  7. ^ Entry in the Base Mérimée of the Ministry of Culture. Retrieved June 22, 2019 (French).
  8. ↑ Farms on annuaire-mairie.fr (French)
  9. ↑ Forestry operations on annuaire-mairie.fr (French)

Web links

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