Saint-François-Lacroix
Saint-François-Lacroix | ||
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region | Grand Est | |
Department | Moselle | |
Arrondissement | Forbach-Boulay-Moselle | |
Canton | Bouzonville | |
Community association | Bouzonvillois-Trois Frontières | |
Coordinates | 49 ° 21 ' N , 6 ° 27' E | |
height | 265-388 m | |
surface | 7.33 km 2 | |
Residents | 302 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 41 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 57320 | |
INSEE code | 57610 | |
Kreuzkapelle in the district of Lacroix (Chapelle de la Croix ) |
Saint-François-Lacroix (German St. Franz ) is a French commune with 302 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Moselle department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ).
geography
The place is in the north of the historic Lorraine region , two kilometers east of Monneren and ten kilometers as the crow flies from the German-French border ( Saarland ).
history
The village emerged at the beginning of the 17th century.
Attractions
- Saint-François Chapel from 1739
- Chapel de la Croix from the 19th century
Web links
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