Verdenal

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Verdenal
Verdenal coat of arms
Verdenal (France)
Verdenal
region Grand Est
Department Meurthe-et-Moselle
Arrondissement Luneville
Canton Baccarat
Community association Vezouze en Piémont
Coordinates 48 ° 35 '  N , 6 ° 49'  E 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

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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

  • Village center with a fountain

  • Saint-Etienne village church

  • Memorial to the Fallen

  • one of the two wayside crosses

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Source on the name of the community
  2. ↑ moving sights
  3. ↑ Memorial to the Fallen

Web links

Commons : Verdenal  - collection of images, videos and audio files