Rigny-Saint-Martin

Rigny-Saint-Martin
region	Grand Est
Department	Meuse
Arrondissement	Commercy
Canton	Vaucouleurs
Community association	Commercy-Void-Vaucouleurs
Coordinates	48 ° 37 ' N , 5 ° 43' E Coordinates: 48 ° 37 ' N , 5 ° 43' E
height	247-421 m
surface	16.11 km 2
Residents	53 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	3 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	55140
INSEE code	55434
	; Town hall (Mairie) of Rigny-Saint-Martin

Rigny-Saint-Martin is a French commune with 53 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Meuse department in the Grand Est region ( Lorraine until 2015 ); it belongs to the Arrondissement Commercy and the community association Communauté de communes de Commercy-Void-Vaucouleurs .

geography

Rigny-Saint-Martin is located around 15 kilometers southwest of the city of Toul in the south of the Meuse department on the border with the Meurthe-et-Moselle department . In terms of traffic, the municipality is located away from national traffic connections on the D960. The place is on the Aroffe . Large parts to the east of the village are forested (Bois d'en-delà, le Chênois, l'Hindelory and Forêt Dominiale de l'Essart).

Neighboring municipalities are Choloy-Ménillot (in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department) in the north, Domgermain (in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department) in the north and northeast, Charmes-la-Côte (in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department) in the east, Blénod -lès-Toul (in the department of Meurthe-et-Moselle) in the south-east, Vannes-le-Châtel and Gibeaumeix (both in the department of Meurthe-et-Moselle) in the south, Chalaines in the south-west and Rigny-la-Salle in the west, north-west and North.

history

Like all places in the area, Rigny-Saint-Martin suffered from conflicts in the Middle Ages. The worst devastation was caused by the Hundred Years War and the Thirty Years War . The name of the current municipality was first mentioned in a document in 1343 under the name Rigney-la-Saint-Martin . In the Middle Ages, the community belonged to the Barrois mouvant and was part of the Champagne . Rigny-Saint-Martin belonged to the Gondrecourt district from 1793 to 1801. In addition, since 1793 until today to the canton of Vaucouleurs. The parish has been assigned to the Arrondissement of Commercy since 1801.

Population development

year	1793	1831	1836	1851	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2011	2016
Residents	70	196	135	175	57	58	51	53	45	60	59	58	54
Sources: Cassini and INSEE