Verdenal
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region | Grand Est | |
Department | Meurthe-et-Moselle | |
Arrondissement | Luneville | |
Canton | Baccarat | |
Community association | Vezouze en Piémont | |
Coordinates | 48 ° 35 ' N , 6 ° 49' E | |
height | 251-330 m | |
surface | 6.54 km 2 | |
Residents | 156 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 24 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 54540 | |
INSEE code | 54562 | |
![]() Town hall (Mairie) of the municipality |
Verdenal is a French commune with 156 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in the Grand Est region (before 2016 Lorraine ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Lunéville and the Canton of Baccarat (until 2015 the Canton of Blâmont ). The inhabitants call themselves Verdunois (es) .
geography
The municipality is located about 48 kilometers east-southeast of Nancy in the southeast of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department on the Vezouze River . The community consists of the town of Verdenal and a few farms. Large parts of the community are forested. Neighboring municipalities are Autrepierre in the north, Blâmont in the east, Domèvre-sur-Vezouze in the south and Chazelles-sur-Albe in the west.
history
The present municipality is first mentioned in a document in 1318 under the name Vardenois . Verdenal used to belong to the Bailiwick of Blâmont within the province of Trois-Évêchés (Three Dioceses), which in fact fell to France in 1552. Until the French Revolution , the community was then in the Grand-gouvernement de Lorraine-et-Barrois . Verdenal was largely destroyed during the First World War. From 1793 to 1801 the municipality was assigned to the Blâmont district. From 1793 to 2015 it was part of the canton of Blâmont. Since 1801 it has been assigned to the Lunéville arrondissement. Until 1871, the community was in the old Meurt (h) e. Since then it has been part of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department .
Population development
year | 1793 | 1851 | 1911 | 1921 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2015 |
Residents | 248 | 375 | 233 | 161 | 130 | 132 | 125 | 131 | 109 | 120 | 148 | 154 |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |
traffic
Verdenal is several kilometers south of the Paris-Strasbourg railway line. The nearest stop is in Avricourt. The N4 runs right through the community . However, the community does not have its own connection. The closest full connection is in the neighboring municipality of Blâmont. The D162, which runs through the village, is important for regional traffic.
Attractions
- Château de Grandseille castle ; originally from the 18th century, rebuilt after severe destruction in the First World War
- 19th century village church of Saint-Étienne ; rebuilt after 1918
- two wayside crosses on the Grande Rue
- Memorial to the Fallen