Tellancourt
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Meurthe-et-Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Briey | |
| Canton | Mont-Saint-Martin | |
| Community association | Terre Lorraine du Longuyonnais | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 31 ' N , 5 ° 38' E | |
| height | 335-403 m | |
| surface | 3.76 km 2 | |
| Residents | 560 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 149 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 54260 | |
| INSEE code | 54514 | |
Tellancourt is a French commune with 560 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 Briey and to the Terre Lorraine du Longuyonnais municipal association founded in 2013 .
geography
The municipality of Tellancourt is on the border with Belgium , about ten kilometers west of Longwy . The municipal area extends on a poorly indented plateau between the deeply cutting valleys of the rivers Ton in the north and Chiers in the south.
Neighboring municipalities of Tellancourt are Saint-Pancré in the north, Fresnois-la-Montagne in the south-east, Viviers-sur-Chiers (point of contact) in the south, Longuyon in the south-west and Virton (Belgium) in the north-west.
history
During the Ancien Régime , Tellancourt belonged to the Duchy of Bar .
For the achievements in the First World War, Tellancourt received the award Croix de guerre with palm branch.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2017 | |
| Residents | 477 | 522 | 571 | 533 | 480 | 523 | 581 | 560 | |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | |||||||||
Attractions
- Parish church of the Assumption of Mary from the 18th century: the bell tower was added in 1843, restored in 1868 and renovated in 1928 after being damaged in the First World War
- Chapel of Our Lady of Walcourt on the Road to Longuyon, built in 1839
- 18th century lavoir , restored and expanded in 1857
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Economy and Infrastructure
There are six farms in the municipality (cereal cultivation, cattle breeding).
By Tellancourt the trunk road leads Longwy to Sedan as part of European route E44 from Le Havre to Luxembourg . Other roads connect Tellancourt with the Belgian Virton and other surrounding communities. The nearest train station is in Longuyon, eight kilometers away on the Charleville-Mézières - Thionville railway line .
supporting documents
- ↑ Coat of arms portal genealogie-lorraine.fr. Retrieved February 1, 2016 (French).
- ↑ Tellancourt on cassini.ehess.fr
- ↑ Tellancourt on insee.fr
- ↑ Farms on annuaire-mairie.fr (French)
