Nepvant
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Meuse | |
| Arrondissement | Verdun | |
| Canton | Stenay | |
| Community association | Pays de Stenay and Val Dunois | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 32 ' N , 5 ° 13' E | |
| height | 167-283 m | |
| surface | 5.15 km 2 | |
| Residents | 86 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 17 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 55700 | |
| INSEE code | 55377 | |
 Saint-Maximin Church |
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Nepvant is a French commune with 86 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Meuse department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Verdun and to the municipality association Pays de Stenay et Val Dunois, founded in 2016 .
geography
The municipality of Nepvant is located on the Chiers , five kilometers north of Stenay , about 33 kilometers southeast of Sedan and about twelve kilometers southwest of the border with Belgium .
The 5.15 km² municipal area fills an almost circular valley basin, which arose from a former loop of the river Chiers and which has long since been broken through and silted up. The village, located like an amphitheater at about 180 m above sea level, is surrounded by wooded slopes that rise to 250 to 280 m above sea level. In the northeast, the basin opens up to the Chiers river, which also marks the northeastern municipal boundary.
Neighboring municipalities of Nepvant are Olizy-sur-Chiers in the north, Lamouilly in the east, Brouennes in the southeast and Stenay in the southwest and west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 |
| Residents | 134 | 101 | 96 | 91 | 74 | 64 | 60 | 85 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Maximin church from the 18th century
Economy and Infrastructure
Six farms are located in Nepvant (grain cultivation, dairy farming). Some residents commute to Stenay or to the industrial plants of the nearby border triangle France-Belgium-Luxembourg.
The D 13 trunk road from Stenay to Margut runs through Nepvant . There is a connection to the A 34 autoroute 35 kilometers northwest of Nepvant . The train station in Montmédy, twelve kilometers away, is on the Mohon – Thionville railway line .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Meuse. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-074-4 , pp. 956-957.
