Tiercelet
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Meurthe-et-Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Briey | |
| Canton | Villerupt | |
| Community association | Longwy | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 28 ' N , 5 ° 53' E | |
| height | 360-432 m | |
| surface | 7.68 km 2 | |
| Residents | 655 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 85 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 54190 | |
| INSEE code | 54525 | |
 Entrance gate to Tiercelet Castle |
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Tiercelet (German: Lahr , Luxembourgish: Däitsch-Lahr ) is a French commune with 655 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ).
geography
The districts of Cussange and Bourenne belong to Tiercelet . Neighboring municipalities are Hussigny-Godbrange in the north, Thil in the northeast, Villerupt in the east, Bréhain-la-Ville in the south and Villers-la-Montagne in the west. Tiercelet also owned a station on the Valleroy – Villerupt railway line .
history
The place was first mentioned in 1169 as Lare . Then: Leirs-le-Tyoix (1333), Lar (1528), Tiercelet (1793).
Michel Brier has been mayor since 2001. Local elections will be held in 2014.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2014 |
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| Residents | 358 | 366 | 429 | 544 | 538 | 504 | 627 | 644 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Web links
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