Tucquegnieux

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Tucquegnieux
Coat of arms of Tucquegnieux
Tucquegnieux (France)
Tucquegnieux
region Grand Est
Department Meurthe-et-Moselle
Arrondissement Briey
Canton Pays de Briey
Community association Pays de l'Audunois et du Bassin de Landres
Coordinates 49 ° 18 '  N , 5 ° 53'  E Coordinates: 49 ° 18 '  N , 5 ° 53'  E
height 228-310 m
surface 9.2 km 2
Residents 2,469 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 268 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 54640
INSEE code 54536

Mairie and Post Office

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Tucquegnieux is a French commune with 2,469 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 the Canton of Pays de Briey (until 2015: Canton of Audun-le-Roman ). The inhabitants are called Tucquenois .

geography

View of the community

Tucquegnieux is seven kilometers northwest of Briey . Tucquegnieux is surrounded by the neighboring communities Anderny and Sancy in the north, Trieux in the northeast, Avril and Bettainvillers in the east, Mancieulles in the south and southeast, Anoux in the southwest and Mairy-Mainville in the west. The municipality is crossed by the Woigot River.

history

As a sleepy nest, the place led a shadowy existence until the iron deposits were discovered at the end of the 19th century. At the beginning of the 20th century, income was generated from the mines. In the 1960s, the town experienced an upswing due to the mines, which then led to a decline due to the ever lower yields. Between 1962 and 2012, the population fell by about half.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2012
Residents 5,440 4,842 3,911 3,367 3,017 2,726 2,649 2,565

Attractions

  • Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption church, built in 1832, Monument historique
  • New Apostolic Church
  • Sainte-Barbe chapels from the 20th century, cemetery chapel from the 19th century, Monument historique since 1987
  • Ruins of Brabant Castle, in the 15th / 16th centuries Century, monument historique since 1974
  • Sainte-Mathilde manor, built in 1564, monument historique since 1994
  • Old Town Hall
  • Wash house

  • Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption church

  • Chapel of Sainte-Barbe

  • Brabant Castle and Courtyard

  • Sainte-Mathilde manor

  • Old Town Hall

Web links

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