Villers-Stoncourt
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Metz | |
| Canton | Faulquemont | |
| Community association | Haut Chemin-Pays de Pange | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 3 ' N , 6 ° 25' E | |
| height | 224-328 m | |
| surface | 10.57 km 2 | |
| Residents | 222 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 21 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 57530 | |
| INSEE code | 57718 | |
Villers-Stoncourt is a French commune with 222 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Moselle department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ). It belongs to the arrondissement of Metz .
geography
Villers-Stoncourt is located east of Metz at an altitude between 224 and 328 m above sea level. The municipality covers 10.57 km².
history
The village was first mentioned in 977 and consists of the districts Viller, Stoncourt, la Houtte and Aoury a few kilometers to the east. The history of the church on Mont Saint-Pierre is linked to that of the Saint-Pierre-aux-Nonnains Abbey in Metz.
From 1915 to 1918 and from 1940 to 1944 it bore the Germanized name of Stondorf .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2015 |
| Residents | 203 | 191 | 174 | 172 | 162 | 165 | 219 | 242 |
Culture and sights
Ban-Saint-Pierre church
Sainte-Vierge-Marie Chapel
Saint-Pierre memorial chapel
Monumental cross in honor of the fallen soldiers of the Second World War
