Vezelise
Vezelise | ||
---|---|---|
|
||
region | Grand Est | |
Department | Meurthe-et-Moselle | |
Arrondissement | Nancy | |
Canton | Meine au Saintois (main town) | |
Community association | Pays du Saintois | |
Coordinates | 48 ° 29 ' N , 6 ° 5' E | |
height | 245-313 m | |
surface | 5.35 km 2 | |
Residents | 1,454 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 272 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 54330 | |
INSEE code | 54563 | |
Website | http://www.vezelise.com | |
Town Hall ( Hôtel de ville ) |
Vézelise is a French commune with 1,454 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 Nancy and was the main town (chef-lieu) of the canton of Vézelise . It is now the seat of the Bureau centralisateur for the new Canton of Meine au Saintois .
geography
Vézelise is located on the Brénon , about 20 kilometers south of Nancy .
history
The Vézelise Capuchin monastery housed Swiss Cistercian nuns from 1874 to 1902 , who then moved to the Thyrnau monastery .
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 |
Residents | 1233 | 1237 | 1105 | 1513 | 1391 | 1336 | 1391 | 1441 |
Attractions
- Gothic church of Saints-Côme-et-Damien, consecrated in 1521, with an organ by Küttinger (1775), Monument historique
- wooden market hall from the 16th century
- Town hall from the 18th century, Monument historique
swell
- ^ Church of Saints-Côme-et-Damien in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Town Hall in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
Web links
Commons : Vézelise - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Vézelise website (French)