Revigny-sur-Ornain
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Meuse | |
| Arrondissement | Bar-le-Duc | |
| Canton | Revigny-sur-Ornain (main town) | |
| Community association | Pays de Revigny-sur-Ornain | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 50 ′ N , 4 ° 59 ′ E | |
| height | 134-182 m | |
| surface | 19.32 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,805 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 145 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 55800 | |
| INSEE code | 55427 | |
| Website | http://revigny-sur-ornain.fr/ | |
 Revigny-sur-Ornain town hall |
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Revigny-sur-Ornain is a French commune in the department of Meuse in the region of Grand Est (2015 Lorraine ). It belongs to the arrondissement Bar-le-Duc and is the main town ( chef-lieu ) of the canton of Revigny-sur-Ornain .
geography
Revigny-sur-Ornain is located on the Ornain River , about 15 kilometers northwest of Bar-le-Duc .
Revigny-sur-Ornain is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Brabant-le-Roi in the north, Laimont in the northeast, Neuville-sur-Ornain in the east, Vassincourt in the southeast, Mognéville and Andernay in the south, Contrisson in the southwest, Rancourt-sur-Ornain in the West and Vroil and Nettancourt to the northwest.
population
The community has 2805 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017). The inhabitants are called Revinéens .
- Development of the population
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | 2014 |
| Residents | 3287 | 3955 | 4077 | 4054 | 3528 | 3660 | 3261 | 3051 | 2969 |
traffic
The former national routes 394 and 395 run through the municipalities .
In the station of Revigny-sur-Ornain only some trains stop TER line Nancy - Reims . The TER Vallée de la Marne from Bar-le-Luc to Paris passes through Revigny without stopping.
On November 12, 1946, a serious railway accident occurred at the station in Revigny-sur-Ornain . 31 people died, about half of them school children. All of the dead were residents of Revigny-sur-Ornain.
Attractions
- Saint-Pierre church
- Saint Joseph Church
- Notre-Dame de Grace chapel
- town hall
- House Dargent
Personalities
- Jacques de Révigny (1230 / 40–1296), Bishop of Verdun
- Jean-Louis-François Fauconnet (1750–1819), cavalry general
- Pierre Gaxotte (1895–1982), historian and journalist
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Meuse. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-074-4 , pp. 786-789.
