Villers-la-Montagne
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Meurthe-et-Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Briey | |
| Canton | Villerupt | |
| Community association | Longwy | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 28 ' N , 5 ° 49' E | |
| height | 295-423 m | |
| surface | 18.12 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,501 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 83 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 54920 | |
| INSEE code | 54575 | |
 Saint-Sylvestre church |
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Villers-la-Montagne (German: Bergweiler , Luxembourgish: Biergweller ) is a French commune with 1501 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ).
geography
Villers-la-Montagne is south of Longwy . Neighboring municipalities are Haucourt-Moulaine in the north, Hussigny-Godbrange in the east, Tiercelet in the south-east, Bréhain-la-Ville in the south, Morfontaine in the south-west, Laix in the west and Chenières in the north-west. Route nationale 52 (N 52) runs east of the community center .
history
The place was first mentioned in 926 as Villare .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2014 |
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| Residents | 1,041 | 1,060 | 1,013 | 1,273 | 1,226 | 1,323 | 1,442 | 1,464 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Web links
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