Saint-Joire
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Meuse | |
| Arrondissement | Commercy | |
| Canton | Ligny-en-Barrois | |
| Community association | Portes de Meuse | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 37 ' N , 5 ° 24' E | |
| height | 257-385 m | |
| surface | 18.32 km 2 | |
| Residents | 239 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 13 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 55130 | |
| INSEE code | 55459 | |
Saint-Joire is a French commune with 239 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Meuse department in the Grand Est region (before 2016 Lorraine ). It belongs to the Arrondissement Commercy , the canton Ligny-en-Barrois (until 2015 Gondrecourt-le-Château ) and the municipality of Portes de Meuse . The inhabitants are called Saint-Georgia .
geography
The municipality is crossed by the Ornain river. Saint-Joire is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Tréveray in the north, Reffroy in the northeast, Demange-aux-Eaux in the east, Houdelaincourt in the south and southeast, Bonnet in the south, Ribeaucourt in the southwest and Biencourt-sur-Orge in the west and southwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
| Residents | 423 | 416 | 321 | 321 | 260 | 278 | 261 | 239 | 235 |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | |||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Georges church
- Laneuville Chapel
- Former Cistercian abbey of Les Vaux-en-Ornois , founded in 1130, dissolved in 1791, only a few remains of the foundations
- Rectory from 1828
Saint-Georges church
Laneuville Chapel
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Meuse. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-074-4 , p. 500.
Web links
Commons : Saint-Joire - Collection of images, videos and audio files
