Pettonville

Pettonville
region	Grand Est
Department	Meurthe-et-Moselle
Arrondissement	Luneville
Canton	Baccarat
Community association	Territoire de Lunéville à Baccarat
Coordinates	48 ° 32 ' N , 6 ° 45' E Coordinates: 48 ° 32 ' N , 6 ° 45' E
height	252-300 m
surface	2.92 km 2
Residents	67 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	23 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	54120
INSEE code	54422
	; Partial view of the community

Pettonville is a French commune with 67 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in the Grand Est region (before 2016 Lorraine ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Lunéville and the Canton of Baccarat .

geography

The municipality is located about 45 kilometers southeast of Nancy in the southeast of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department. The village is located on the left bank of the Verdurette , which crosses the municipality and in parts forms the municipal boundary. Neighboring municipalities are Herbéviller in the northeast, Mignéville in the east, Vaxainville in the east and southeast, Brouville in the south, Hablainville in the southwest and west, and Réclonville in the west and northwest.

history

Today's community is first mentioned in 1314 as a Betonisvilla in a document from the Senones Abbey. Historically, Pettonville belonged to the bailiwick (Bailliage) Lunéville and thus to the Duchy of Lorraine , which fell to France in 1766. Until the French Revolution , the community was then in the Grand-gouvernement de Lorraine-et-Barrois . From 1793 to 1801 the municipality was assigned to the Blâmont district and the canton of Ogeviller. Since 1801 Pettonville has been part of the canton of Baccarat and also assigned to the Arrondissement of Lunéville. Until 1871, the community was in the old Meurt (h) e. Since then it has been part of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department .

Population development

year	1793	1851	1921	1946	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2007	2015
Residents	120	215	110	48	59	69	61	47	48	43	54	65
Source: Cassini and INSEE

traffic

Pettonville is close to the Lunéville-Saint-Dié-des-Vosges railway. The nearest stop is in the neighboring municipality of Azerailles. Not far from the municipality, the N59 passes with a partial connection towards Lunéville in Azerailles and a full connection in Gélacourt. The D165, which runs through the village, is important for regional traffic.