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 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

Saints-Côme-et-Damien church in Vézelise

Wooden covered market from the 16th century

swell

1. ^ Church of Saints-Côme-et-Damien in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
2. ↑ 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)