Selaincourt
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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 ° 30 ′ N , 5 ° 58 ′ E | |
| height | 292-436 m | |
| surface | 10.86 km 2 | |
| Residents | 180 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 17 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 54170 | |
| INSEE code | 54500 | |
 Entrance to the village of Selaincourt |
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Selaincourt is a French commune with 180 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 ).
geography
Selaincourt is located about 21 kilometers southeast of Toul, east of the A31 autoroute on the border with the Vosges department . The neighboring municipalities of Selaincourt are Crépey in the northwest and north, Goviller in the northeast, Dolcourt in the southeast and south, Favières and Saulxerotte in the south, Harmonville (in the Vosges department) in the southwest and Autreville (in the Vosges department) in the west. The entire western half of the municipality is covered by the Bois de Selaincourt forest. The river Uvry , which passes east of the village, forms the eastern boundary of the municipality.
history
Finds from the Gallo-Roman period prove an early settlement. The name of today's community was first mentioned in a document in 836 in the form of Siglini curtis . In the Middle Ages the community belonged to the territory of the Duchy of Lorraine . More precisely to the office ( Bailliage ) Vézelise. With this rule, Selaincourt 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 district of Vézelise and from 1793 to 2015 part of the canton of Colombey-les-Belles. With the exception of the years 1926 to 1943, when it belonged to the Arrondissement of Nancy, Selaincourt 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 | 1846 | 1911 | 1921 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2015 |
| Residents | 452 | 586 | 306 | 242 | 150 | 132 | 111 | 123 | 143 | 182 | 187 | 173 |
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Attractions
- Church Saint-Epvre 18th century
- Memorial to the Fallen
- Memorial chapel for the liberation in World War II
- four wayside crosses; two in the village, the Croix du Capitaine in the Bois de Selaincourt and a wayside cross on the D904
- former lavoir (wash house)
Memorial to the Fallen
Side view of the Saint-Epvre village church
