Saulxures-les-Vannes
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Meurthe-et-Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Toul | |
| Canton | My au Saintois | |
| Community association | Pays de Colombey et du Sud Toulois | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 32 ' N , 5 ° 48' E | |
| height | 271-427 m | |
| surface | 18.04 km 2 | |
| Residents | 373 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 21 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 54170 | |
| INSEE code | 54496 | |
 Saint-Martin village church |
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Saulxures-lès-Vannes is a French commune with 373 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ). It belongs to the arrondissement of Toul and the canton of Meine au Saintois ( canton Colombey-les-Belles until 2015 ). The inhabitants are called Saulxurois / Saulxuroises .
geography
Saulxures-lès-Vannes is located about 18 kilometers southwest of Toul near the A31 autoroute on the borders with the Meuse and Vosges departments . The neighboring communities of Saulxures-lès-Vannes are Vannes-le-Châtel in the north, Allamps in the northeast, Barisey-au-Plain Bagneux in the east, Autreville (in the Vosges department) in the southeast, Punerot (in the Vosges department) in the south, Mont- l'Étroit in the southwest, Sauvigny (in the Meuse department) in the west and Pagny-la-Blanche-Côte (in the Meuse department) in the northwest.
history
Finds from the Gallo − Roman period show early human settlement. The name of today's parish was first mentioned in a document in 836 in the form Salsuriæ . In the Middle Ages, the community belonged to 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 the municipality was assigned to the Toul district and part of the Allamps canton. From 1801 to 2015, the municipality was incorporated into the canton of Colombey-les-Belles. With the exception of the years 1926 to 1943, when it belonged to the Arrondissement of Nancy, Saulxures-lès-Vannes has been assigned to the Arrondissement of Toul since 1801. Until 1871, the community was in the old Meurt (h) e. Since then it has been part of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department .
Population development
| year | 1793 | 1836 | 1946 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 635 | 922 | 378 | 388 | 380 | 345 | 319 | 333 | 378 | 384 | 373 |
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Attractions
- Church Saint-Martin from the 18th century
- Memorial to the Fallen
- Ruins of the castle of Mérigny destroyed in the turmoil of the French Revolution
