Sorbey (Meuse)
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Meuse | |
| Arrondissement | Verdun | |
| Canton | Bouligny | |
| Community association | Damvillers Spincourt | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 24 ' N , 5 ° 35' E | |
| height | 213-322 m | |
| surface | 12.42 km 2 | |
| Residents | 272 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 22 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 55230 | |
| INSEE code | 55495 | |
_mairie.JPG) Mairie Sorbey |
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Sorbey is a French commune with 272 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Meuse department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Verdun and the Canton of Bouligny (until 2015: Canton of Spincourt ).
geography
Sorbey is located northeast of Verdun on the border with the Meurthe-et-Moselle department .
history
The village was first mentioned as Sorbei in 1163 and was completely destroyed by French troops during the Thirty Years War in 1646. In the last century it had three times as many inhabitants as today.
Population development
| year | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2017 |
| Residents | 192 | 184 | 165 | 139 | 166 | 198 | 272 |
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literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Meuse. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-074-4 , p. 928.
Web links
Commons : Sorbey - collection of images, videos and audio files
