Thonne-la-Long
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Meuse | |
| Arrondissement | Verdun | |
| Canton | Montmédy | |
| Community association | Pays de Montmédy | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 34 ' N , 5 ° 26' E | |
| height | 207-340 m | |
| surface | 9.5 km 2 | |
| Residents | 333 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 35 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 55600 | |
| INSEE code | 55508 | |
Thonne-la-Long is a French commune with 333 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 is part of the canton of Montmédy . The inhabitants are called the hourlons .
geography
Thonne-la-Long is about 55 kilometers north of Verdun on the border with Belgium and the Thonne . Thonne-la-Long is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Breux in the north and north-west, Meix-devant-Virton (Belgium) in the north and north-east, Rouvroy (Belgium) in the east and south-east, Verneuil-Grand and Verneuil-Petit in the south, Montmédy in the Southwest and Avioth in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
| Residents | 218 | 204 | 162 | 137 | 137 | 181 | 241 | 269 | 326 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Martin Church, built between 1868 and 1871
Personalities
- Brothers Lepaute
- Jean André Lepaute (1720–1789), watchmaker
- Jean Baptiste Lepaute (1727–1802), clockmaker
- Joseph Lepaute Dagelet (1751–1788), astronomer and explorer (nephew of the Lepaute brothers)
- Lucien Corvisart (1824–1882), doctor
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Meuse. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-074-4 , pp. 715-717.
Web links
Commons : Thonne-la-Long - collection of images, videos and audio files
