Saint-Hilaire-en-Woëvre
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Meuse | |
| Arrondissement | Verdun | |
| Canton | Etain | |
| Community association | Territoire de Fresnes-en-Woëvre | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 5 ' N , 5 ° 42' E | |
| height | 202-226 m | |
| surface | 11.12 km 2 | |
| Residents | 174 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 16 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 55160 | |
| INSEE code | 55457 | |
Saint-Hilaire-en-Woëvre is a French commune with 174 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Meuse department in the Grand Est region (until 2015: Lorraine ). The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement of Verdun and the Canton of Étain (until 2015: Canton Fresnes-en-Woëvre ).
geography
Saint-Hilaire-en-Woëvre is located about 22 kilometers east-southeast of Verdun and about 37 kilometers west-southwest of Metz in the Woëvre region . Saint-Hilaire-en-Woëvre is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Marchéville-en-Woëvre in the north and north-west, Harville in the north and north-east, Labeuville in the east and north-east, Doncourt-aux-Templiers in the south and south-east, Hannonville-sous-les- Côtes in the south and south-west, Herbeuville in the south-west and Saulx-lès-Champlon in the west.
history
In 1973 the municipalities of Saint-Hilaire-en-Woëvre , Wadonville-en-Woëvre and Butgnéville-en-Woëvre (also just Butgnéville ) were merged.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 60 | 53 | 126 | 123 | 120 | 144 | 186 | 187 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Hilaire church, rebuilt in 1929
- Saint-Hubert chapel in the village of Wadonville-en-Woëvre
Saint-Hilaire church
Saint-Hubert chapel
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Meuse. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-074-4 , pp. 460-461.
