Piennes
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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 | |
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 |
Personalities
- Christiane Martel (* 1932), actress
Twin cities
- Boguszów-Gorce , Poland
- Smiřice , Czech Republic
- Tharandt , Germany