Villeroy-sur-Méholle
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Meuse | |
| Arrondissement | Commercy | |
| Canton | Vaucouleurs | |
| Community association | Commercy-Void-Vaucouleurs | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 37 ' N , 5 ° 34' E | |
| height | 265-404 m | |
| surface | 6.47 km 2 | |
| Residents | 37 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 6 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 55140 | |
| INSEE code | 55559 | |
 Saint Èvre village church |
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Villeroy-sur-Méholle is a French commune with 37 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Meuse department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ); it belongs to the Arrondissement Commercy and the community association Communauté de communes de Commercy-Void-Vaucouleurs . Until 2015 it was part of the canton of Void-Vacon .
geography
Villeroy-sur-Méholle is located around 45 kilometers west-southwest of the city of Nancy in the south of the Meuse department. In terms of transport, the community is a few kilometers south of Route nationale 4 with the next connection in Void-Vacon. The place is located on the Méholle and the Canal de la Marne au Rhin . These partially form the municipal boundary.
Neighboring communities are Sauvoy in the north, Vaucouleurs in the east, Mauvages in the southeast, south and southwest and Broussey-en-Blois in the west and northwest.
history
The name of today's municipality was first mentioned in a document in 1049 under the Latin name Vileregium . In the Middle Ages, the community belonged to the Bailliage Vitry-le-François within Champagne . The place belonged from 1793 to 1801 to the District Commercy. Also from 1793 to 2015 to the canton of Void (-Vacon). The community has also been assigned to the Arrondissement of Commercy since 1801. Until 1924, the municipality had the name Villeroy without today's addition.
Population development
| year | 1793 | 1846 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
| Residents | 208 | 229 | 92 | 85 | 62 | 45 | 32 | 28 | 32 | 37 | 32 |
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Attractions
- Saint Èvre village church
- Wash house ( lavoir )
- Memorial to the Fallen
- Three wayside crosses on the D168 in or near the village
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Meuse. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-074-4 , p. 1244.
Web links
- Villeroy-sur-Méholle on the IGN side
- Saint Èvre village church
- Location of the place and brief information