Saint-François-Lacroix

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Saint-François-Lacroix
Coat of arms of Saint-François-Lacroix
Saint-François-Lacroix (France)
Saint-François-Lacroix
region Grand Est
Department Moselle
Arrondissement Forbach-Boulay-Moselle
Canton Bouzonville
Community association Bouzonvillois-Trois Frontières
Coordinates 49 ° 21 '  N , 6 ° 27'  E 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

Kreuzkapelle in the district of Lacroix (Chapelle de la Croix )

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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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