Valbois
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Meuse | |
| Arrondissement | Commercy | |
| Canton | Saint-Mihiel | |
| Community association | Côtes de Meuse Woëvre | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 56 ' N , 5 ° 37' E | |
| height | 242-388 m | |
| surface | 17.09 km 2 | |
| Residents | 93 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 5 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 55300 | |
| INSEE code | 55530 | |
| Website | https://valbois-meuse.fr/ | |
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Valbois is a French commune with 93 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Meuse department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ). The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement Commercy and the canton of Saint-Mihiel .
geography
Valbois is located about 29 kilometers south-southeast of Verdun . The municipality is part of the Lorraine Regional Nature Park . Valbois is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Lamorville in the north and west, Chaillon in the north and north-east, Buxières-sous-les-Côtes in the east and south-east and Saint-Mihiel in the south and west.
history
In 1973 Valbois emerged from the previously independent communities of Varvinay , Savonnières-en-Woëvre and Senonville .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
| Residents | (57) | (44) | 113 | 98 | 116 | 97 | 110 | 97 | 91 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | |||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Hilaire Church, built in Savonnières-en-Woëvre in 1847
- Saint-Jean-Baptiste church, built in 1840 in Varvinay
- Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens church from the 12th century in Senonville
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Meuse. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-074-4 , pp. 1192-1197.
Web links
Commons : Valbois - collection of images, videos and audio files
