Omelmont
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Meurthe-et-Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Nancy | |
| Canton | My au Saintois | |
| Community association | Pays du Saintois | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 30 ' N , 6 ° 7' E | |
| height | 265-307 m | |
| surface | 4.69 km 2 | |
| Residents | 189 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 40 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 54330 | |
| INSEE code | 54409 | |
 Church of St. Joseph and St. Claudius |
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Omelmont is a French commune with 189 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in the Grand Est region . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Nancy and the Pays du Saintois municipal association founded in 2012 .
geography
The municipality of Omelmont in the north of the Saintois landscape is located near the lower Brénon , seven kilometers from its confluence with the Madon and 22 kilometers south of Nancy .
The municipal area of 4.69 km² extends from the right, tree-lined terrace of the river Brénon (the course of the river itself is in the area of the neighboring municipality of Houdreville) to the south-east gently rising plateau, which is used intensively for agriculture. Outside the settlement area, which mainly stretches along the Ceintrey-Vézelise road, there is mostly arable land, only in the north-west there is less than 10 hectares of forest.
Neighboring municipalities of Omelmont are: Houdreville in the north, Clérey-sur-Brenon in the north-east, Gerbécourt-et-Haplemont in the south-east, Tantonville in the south and Vézelise in the south-west and west.
history
The church in Omelmont dates from the 18th century. Worth seeing in the church is a painting of the Last Supper - a gift from Napoleon III.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2017 | |
| Residents | 137 | 139 | 129 | 145 | 183 | 168 | 152 | 189 | |
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Economy and Infrastructure
Omelmont was able to maintain its character as a farming village. There are five farms in the municipality (cereal cultivation, cattle breeding).
Départementsstraße 5 from Ceintrey to Vézelise crosses Omelmont in a south-west-north-east direction. Another road connection leads to neighboring Tantonville . At this halfway the Tantonville station is on the Nancy - Mirecourt - Merrey line , which is operated by the TER Lorraine transport company.
