Saint-Sauveur (Meurthe-et-Moselle)
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Meurthe-et-Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Luneville | |
| Canton | Baccarat | |
| Community association | Vezouze en Piémont | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 32 ' N , 6 ° 58' E | |
| height | 315-715 m | |
| surface | 19.16 km 2 | |
| Residents | 39 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 2 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 54480 | |
| INSEE code | 54488 | |
 Notre Dame de Saint-Sauveur abbey church (today Saint-Nicolas village church) |
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Saint-Sauveur is a French commune with 39 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in the Grand Est region (before 2016 Lorraine ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Lunéville and the Canton of Baccarat (until 2015 the Canton of Cirey-sur-Vezouze ).
geography
The municipality is located about 59 kilometers east-southeast of Nancy and 59 kilometers west of Strasbourg in the south of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department and borders the Bas-Rhin department . Saint-Sauveur is located on the edge of the Vosges on a hill. Neighboring municipalities are Petitmont in the north, Grandfontaine (in the Bas-Rhin department) in the east, Bionville in the southeast, Angomont in the south and Bréménil and Parux in the west. The community consists of the village of Saint-Sauveur and some groups of houses and individual farms. In the far east of the municipality the Vezouze rises , which in parts forms the municipality boundary. Almost the entire municipality is forested. The pond Étang de la Gagère is located on the northern border of the municipality .
history
The abbey of Saint-Sauveur, mentioned in 1010, no longer exists. In the wars of religion in the 16th century, the abbey was attacked and destroyed by German horsemen in 1577 . Your Notre Dame de Saint-Sauveur church is today's Saint-Nicolas village church . Today's community is first mentioned in a document in 1183 under the Latin name Sancti-Salvatoris . It was part of the Bailiwick (Bailliage) Blâmont in the Duchy of Lorraine , which fell to France in 1766. Until the French Revolution , the community was then in the Grand-gouvernement de Lorraine-et-Barrois . From 1793 to 1801 Saint-Sauveur was assigned to the district of Blâmont and also part of the canton of Cirey. Then from 1801 to 1873 in the canton of Lorquin (1871–1873 Lörchingen). From 1873 to 2015 it again belonged to the canton of Cirey (-sur-Vezouze). From 1801 to 1873 it was also assigned to the Arrondissement of Sarrebourg (1871–1873 Saarburg district). Since then, Tanconville has been part of the Lunéville arrondissement. Until 1871, the community was in the old Meurt (h) e. Then two years in the Lorraine region . Since then it has been part of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department . From 1873 to 1918 it was a border municipality to Germany. There was destruction in the two world wars.
Population development
| year | 1793 | 1836 | 1911 | 1921 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2015 |
| Residents | 175 | 258 | 184 | 131 | 73 | 63 | 55 | 52 | 50 | 51 | 48 | 52 |
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traffic
Saint-Sauveur is far away from any major national traffic routes. The D181, which runs right through the village, is important for regional traffic.
Attractions
- Saint-Nicolas village church from the 16th century
- Chapel Chapelle de Sound on the eastern border of the municipality
- Chapel at the Étang de la Gagère
- several wayside crosses
- Scierie de Machet sawmill in the Forêt Domaniale de Bousson forest
- Memorial to the Fallen
