Sexey-aux-Forges

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Sexey-aux-Forges
Sexey-aux-Forges coat of arms
Sexey-aux-Forges (France)
Sexey-aux-Forges
region Grand Est
Department Meurthe-et-Moselle
Arrondissement Toul
Canton Neuves-Maisons
Community association Moselle et Madon
Coordinates 48 ° 37 '  N , 6 ° 3'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 37 '  N , 6 ° 3'  E
height 211-352 m
surface 14.08 km 2
Residents 705 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 50 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 54550
INSEE code 54505

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Sexey-aux-Forges is a French commune with 705 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 municipality of Moselle et Madon . The residents call themselves Sexeyforgeois .

geography

Sexey-aux-Forges is located on the Moselle , about 13 kilometers southwest of Nancy and 13 kilometers southeast of Toul . Neighboring municipalities of Sexey-aux-Forges are Gondreville in the north, Maron in the northeast, Chaligny in the east, Pont-Saint-Vincent and Bainville-sur-Madon in the southeast, Viterne and Ochey in the southwest, Bicqueley in the west and Pierre-la-Treich in the Northwest.

history

The first forerunner of the place name appeared in the Latin form Sisseiaco as early as 982 . It gradually developed via Sessiacum in 1050 and the old French Sissei in 1196 to become today's Sexey . In 1594 the village was given the suffix -aux-Forges (by the blacksmiths) to distinguish it from the nearby village of the same name (today the municipality of Sexey-les-Bois ). As early as the middle of the 11th century, Sexey belonged to the diocese of Toul . This is also evident in the coat of arms: a bishop's staff dominates here , framed by a hammer and anvil, the symbols of the blacksmiths' workshops that were built here from the 15th century.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2008 2016
Residents 603 579 575 561 584 609 666 696
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Mansuy Church
  • Sainte-Anne chapel near the source of the stream of the same name
  • Manor house ( manoir ), Monument historique
  • Dolmen de Bois l'Évêque, Monument historique
  • Leisure center around a basketry near the Moselle bridge
  • Lavoir

  • Saint-Mansuy Church

  • Chapel of Sainte-Anne

  • Mansion

Economy and Infrastructure

Nine farms are located in Sexey-aux-Forges (grain cultivation, cattle breeding).

Due to the nearby city of Nancy , Sexey-aux-Forges is well connected to the nationally important transport network. A departmental road leads over the Moselle bridge to Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy . There are connections to the A 31 , A 33 and A 330 motorways in the immediate vicinity . The train station in Montmédy, twelve kilometers away, is on the Mohon – Thionville railway line . The station in Pont-Saint-Vincent, seven kilometers away, is on the railway line from Nancy to Merrey .

supporting documents

  1. ↑ Origin of the name on Mémoires de la Société d'archéologie lorraine (French)
  2. ^ Community on communes-francaises.com (French)
  3. ↑ Description of the coat of arms on genealogie-lorraine.fr (French)
  4. ↑ Sexey-aux-Forges on cassini.ehess.fr (French)
  5. ↑ Sexey-aux-Forges on INSEE
  6. ^ Entry in the Base Mérimée of the Ministry of Culture. Retrieved October 16, 2016 (French).
  7. ^ Entry in the Base Mérimée of the Ministry of Culture. Retrieved October 17, 2016 (French).
  8. ↑ Farms on annuaire-mairie.fr

Web links

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