Piennes

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Piennes
Piennes coat of arms
Piennes (France)
Piennes
region Grand Est
Department Meurthe-et-Moselle
Arrondissement Briey
Canton Pays de Briey
Community association Pays de l'Audunois et du Bassin de Landres
Coordinates 49 ° 18 '  N , 5 ° 47'  E Coordinates: 49 ° 18 '  N , 5 ° 47'  E
height 277-326 m
surface 4.67 km 2
Residents 2,498 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 535 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 54490
INSEE code 54425

Mairie Piennes

Piennes is a French commune with 2,498 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Briey and the Canton of Pays de Briey (until 2015: Canton of Audun-le-Roman ).

geography

Piennes is 15 kilometers northwest of Briey on the border with the Meuse department . The Pienne , a tributary of the Crusnes, has its source in the municipality .

The Cités de Landres district belongs to Piennes and, like several others in the vicinity, was built as a workers' settlement for the workers of the former Mourière colliery .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2007 2014
Residents 4,244 3,559 3,032 2,751 2,388 2,416 2,442 2,483
St. Crispinus Church

Personalities

Twin cities