Pillon
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Meuse | |
| Arrondissement | Verdun | |
| Canton | Bouligny | |
| Community association | Damvillers Spincourt | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 23 ' N , 5 ° 34' E | |
| height | 190-226 m | |
| surface | 15.69 km 2 | |
| Residents | 264 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 17 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 55230 | |
| INSEE code | 55405 | |
| Website | http://www.communedepillon.fr/ | |
_mairie.JPG) Town hall (Mairie) of Pillon |
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Pillon is a French commune with 264 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Meuse department in the Grand Est region (before 2016: Lorraine ). The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement of Verdun and the Canton of Bouligny (until 2015: Canton Spincourt ).
geography
Pillon is about 36 kilometers northeast of Verdun . Pillon is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Sorbey in the north, Rouvrois-sur-Othain in the east, Duzey in the east and south-east, Billy-sous-Mangiennes in the south, Mangiennes in the west and south-west and Saint-Laurent-sur-Othain in the north-west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
| Residents | 245 | 248 | 207 | 215 | 204 | 194 | 214 | 246 | 271 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | |||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Médard church from the 12th century
- Châtillon Monastery , founded in 1142, dissolved in 1791, now completely removed
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Meuse. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-074-4 , p. 923.
Web links
Commons : Pillon - collection of images, videos and audio files
