Saxon-Sion
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Meurthe-et-Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Nancy | |
| Canton | My au Saintois | |
| Community association | Pays du Saintois | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 26 ' N , 6 ° 5' E | |
| height | 302-528 m | |
| surface | 6.25 km 2 | |
| Residents | 102 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 16 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 54330 | |
| INSEE code | 54497 | |
 Basilica of Our Lady of Sion |
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Saxon-Sion is a French commune with 102 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ).
geography
Saxon-Sion is located in the Saintois region , about five kilometers south of Vézelise .
history
The area was the settlement area of the Celtic tribe of the Leukes . The Gallo-Roman name of the area was Pagus Seuntensis , the place was called Seuntum , from which Scionsz and finally Sion became.
Saxon-Sion is located on the northern end of the "holy mountain of Lorraine", the Colline de Sion ( Hill of Sion ). Originally a Celtic place of worship, Mary , the mother of Jesus , was venerated on the hill from the 4th century onwards . Crusaders are said to have named the hill Zion .
On the hill are the Basilica of Our Lady of Sion ( Monument historique ) and a 45-meter-high tower on which a 7-meter-high statue of Mary rises.
The hill of Sion inspired the writer Maurice Barrès to write his novel "La colline inspirée" (1913). A column on the hill commemorates the writer.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2017 |
| Residents | 62 | 88 | 96 | 84 | 80 | 80 | 70 | 102 |
literature
- Klaus Bernarding: Lothringer Passagen . Conte Verlag, 2007. ISBN 978-3-936950-65-6
swell
- ↑ Basilica of Our Lady of Sion in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
