Richardmenil

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Richardmenil
Richardménil coat of arms
Richardménil (France)
Richardmenil
region Grand Est
Department Meurthe-et-Moselle
Arrondissement Nancy
Canton Neuves-Maisons
Community association Moselle et Madon
Coordinates 48 ° 36 '  N , 6 ° 10'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 36 '  N , 6 ° 10'  E
height 222-315 m
surface 7.17 km 2
Residents 2,355 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 328 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 54630
INSEE code
Website http://www.richardmenil.fr/

Mairie Richardménil

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Richardménil is a French commune with 2,355 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 Nancy and the Canton of Neuves-Maisons (until 2015: Canton Saint-Nicolas-de-Port ).

geography

Richardménil is about twelve kilometers south of Nancy on the Moselle . Through the village leading shipping channels Canal des Vosges (formerly Canal de l'Est ) and Canal de jonction de Nancy . Richardménil is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Ludres in the north, Lupcourt in the east, Flavigny-sur-Moselle in the south and south-east, Méréville in the west and south-west and Messein in the north-west.

The A330 autoroute runs through the municipality .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2012
Residents 524 628 1.104 2,479 3,040 2,889 2,615 2,422

Attractions

  • Burial mound (tumulus) in the forest of Grève
  • Wallburg (Motte), Monument historique
  • 19th century Saint-Georges church
  • Old castle from the 14th century, reconstructed around 1613 and restored in 1677
  • Red castle from the 19th century, destroyed in World War II
Saint-Georges church

Web links

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