Réhon
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Meurthe-et-Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Briey | |
| Canton | Longwy | |
| Community association | Longwy | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 30 ' N , 5 ° 45' E | |
| height | 250-371 m | |
| surface | 3.73 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,827 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 1,026 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 54430 | |
| INSEE code | 54451 | |
Réhon is a French commune with 3827 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 Longwy (until 2015: canton of Mont-Saint-Martin ). The inhabitants are called Réhonnais .
geography
Réhon is located on the Chiers river near the border triangle France-Belgium-Luxembourg. Réhon is surrounded by the neighboring communities Longwy in the north and northeast, Mexy in the east, Chenières in the south and southeast, Cutry in the south and southwest and Lexy in the west.
The National Route 52 runs through the municipality . Réhon station is on the Autelbas – Longuyon railway line .
history
Réhon was a steel smelting center in the 19th and 20th centuries. The La Providence manufacturing facilities were permanently closed in 1987.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | 2014 |
| Residents | 5,696 | 5,174 | 4,640 | 3,750 | 3,168 | 3,200 | 3,699 | 3,741 | 3,880 |
Attractions
- Sainte-Geneviève church, built in 1733
- Saint-Éloi chapel, built in 1932/33, with modern glass paintings
- Heumont Castle, built in 1595
- former industrial plants (steel mill)
Saint-Geneviève church
Saint-Éloi church
Personalities
- Alfred Mézières (1826–1915), journalist
- Jean-Marc Reiser (1941–1983), comic artist
