Val de Briey
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Meurthe-et-Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Briey | |
| Canton | Pays de Briey | |
| Community association | Orne Lorraine Confluences | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 15 ′ N , 5 ° 56 ′ E | |
| height | 174-323 m | |
| surface | 38.91 km 2 | |
| Residents | 8,228 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 211 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 54150 | |
| INSEE code | 54099 | |
Val de Briey is a French commune with 8,228 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in the Grand Est region . It is part of the Arrondissement Briey , of which it is the capital , and the canton of Pays de Briey .
geography
Val de Briey is about 15 miles southwest of Thionville . The municipality is IVOM River Woigot crosses. Val de Briey is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Bettainvillers and Avril in the north, Moyeuvre-Grande in the east, Jœuf and Moutiers in the south, Les Baroches in the south-west, Lantéfontaine in the west, Anoux in the west and north-west and Tucquegnieux in the north-west.
history
On January 1, 2017, the municipalities of Briey , Mance and Mancieulles were merged to form a Commune nouvelle .
structure
| District | former INSEE code |
Area (km²) | Population (2017) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Briey | 54099 | 27.13 | 5,729 |
| Mance | 54341 | 7.39 | 619 |
| Mancieulles | 54342 | 4.39 | 1,880 |
Attractions
Briey
- Church of Saint-Gengoult (12th century) with the Calvaire by Ligier Richier , a group of six carved wooden figures in natural size, Monument historique
- Bell tower (1722), Monument historique
- Town Hall (1750), Monument historique
- Cité Radieuse , built in 1960 based on plans by Le Corbusier
- Sangsue reservoir
- Moyeuvre-Grande State Forest
Mance
- Saint-Martin Church, built in 1842
- Rectory
Mancieulles
- Saint-Siméon church from the 12th century, alterations from the 18th and 20th centuries
- Old Notre-Dame chapel in Saint-Pierremont
- Calvaire
Saint-Gengoult Church (Briey)
Bell tower
Saint Martin Church (Mance)
Saint-Siméon Church (Mancieulles)
Town twinning
Briey has partnerships with:
- Niederaussem (Germany); since 1958.
- Szczawno-Zdrój (Poland); since 1991.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ French Statistics Institute ( www.insee.fr )
- ↑ Saint-Gengoult Church in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Bell tower in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Town Hall in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)