Vilosnes-Haraumont

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Vilosnes-Haraumont
Vilosnes-Haraumont (France)
Vilosnes-Haraumont
region Grand Est
Department Meuse
Arrondissement Verdun
Canton Clermont-en-Argonne
Community association Pays de Stenay et du Val Dunois
Coordinates 49 ° 20 '  N , 5 ° 14'  E Coordinates: 49 ° 20 '  N , 5 ° 14'  E
height 174-387 m
surface 15.41 km 2
Residents 221 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 14 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 55110
INSEE code

Town hall (Mairie) of Vilosnes-Haraumont

Vilosnes-Haraumont is a French commune with 221 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Meuse department in the Grand Est region (before 2016: Lorraine ). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Verdun and the canton of Clermont-en-Argonne (until 2015: canton of Dun-sur-Meuse ).

geography

Vilosnes-Haraumont is located about 30 kilometers north-north-west of Verdun on the Meuse (French: Meuse ). Vilosnes-Haraumont is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Liny-devant-Dun in the north and north-west, Fontaines-Saint-Clair in the north, Bréhéville in the north-east, Écurey-en-Verdunois in the east and north-east, Réville-aux-Bois in the east, Sivry- sur-Meuse in the south and southeast, Dannevoux in the south and Brieulles-sur-Meuse in the west.

history

In 1973 Vilosnes and Haraumont were merged.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2011 2016
Residents 260 271 257 235 231 212 202 208 218
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Barthélemy Church in Vilosnes, built in 1778
  • Saint-Firmin Church in Haraumont, built in 1771
  • Chapel of Les Naufragés rebuilt in the 19th century

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Meuse. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-074-4 , pp. 375-377.

Web links

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