Tanconville

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Tanconville
Tanconville Coat of Arms
Tanconville (France)
Tanconville
region Grand Est
Department Meurthe-et-Moselle
Arrondissement Luneville
Canton Baccarat
Community association Vezouze en Piémont
Coordinates 48 ° 36 '  N , 6 ° 56'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 36 '  N , 6 ° 56'  E
height 288-361 m
surface 4.09 km 2
Residents 114 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 28 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 54480
INSEE code 54512

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Tanconville is a French commune with 114 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in the Grand Est region (before 2016 Lorraine ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Lunéville and the Canton of Baccarat (until 2015 the Canton of Cirey-sur-Vezouze ).

geography

The municipality is located about 56 kilometers east-southeast of Nancy and 60 kilometers west of Strasbourg in the south of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department and borders the Moselle department . The municipality is located on the Ruisseau de l'Herbas on the edge of the Vosges in a valley surrounded by hills. Neighboring communities are Hattigny (in the Moselle department) in the north, Bertrambois in the east, Cirey-sur-Vezouze in the south-east and south, and Frémonville in the west and north-west. The community consists of the town of Tanconville and a few individual farms. Large parts of the municipality are forested. The Neuf Étang is located south of the village and is the largest of several ponds.

history

Today's community is first mentioned in a document in 1145 under the name Tamcolvilla . It was part of the bailiwick (Bailliage) Lunéville and was badly destroyed in 1633 during the Thirty Years' War by swept through Swedish troops. Historically, Tanconville was part of 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 Tanconville was assigned to the Blâmont district and also part of the canton of Cirey. Then from 1801 to 1873 in the canton of Lorquin (1871–1873 Lörchingen). From 1873 to 2015 it again belonged to the canton of Cirey (-sur-Vezouze). From 1801 to 1873 it was also assigned to the Arrondissement of Sarrebourg (1871–1873 Saarburg district). Since then, Tanconville has been part of the Lunéville arrondissement. Until 1871, the community was in the old Meurt (h) e. Then for two years to the Lorraine region . Since then it has been part of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department . From 1873 to 1918 it was a border municipality to Germany. There was destruction in the two world wars. Forty French soldiers died in the battle of June 19, 1940. The armed events also claimed casualties among the civilian population.

Population development

year 1793 1831 1856 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2007 2015
Residents 281 494 311 178 160 147 138 115 102 90 115
Source: Cassini and INSEE

traffic

Tanconville is far away from major national traffic routes. The D177, which runs right through the village, is important for regional traffic.

Attractions

  • Village church Église de la Nativité-de-la-Vierge from the 18th century; Damaged in 1944 and rebuilt
  • Wayside cross on Grande Rue to the west of the village
  • Monuments to the Fallen

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Source on the name of the community
  2. ↑ moving sights
  3. ^ Memorial to the Fallen in the Village
  4. ^ Memorial to the French soldiers who died in 1940

Web links

Commons : Tanconville  - collection of images, videos and audio files