Waly
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Meuse | |
| Arrondissement | Bar-le-Duc | |
| Canton | Dieue-sur-Meuse | |
| Community association | L'Aire à l'Argonne | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 1 ′ N , 5 ° 6 ′ E | |
| height | 194-305 m | |
| surface | 6.20 km 2 | |
| Residents | 60 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 10 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 55250 | |
| INSEE code | 55577 | |
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Waly is a French commune with 60 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Meuse department in the Grand Est region (before 2016 Lorraine ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Bar-le-Duc and to the community association L'Aire à l'Argonne, founded in 2016 .
geography
Waly is located on the southeastern edge of the Argonne , about 30 kilometers southwest of Verdun . The municipal area is mostly flat at about 210 m above sea level. In the north-west, the most south-easterly wooded foothills of the Argonne extend into the community area. The highest point is reached here at 305 m above sea level. Several streams have their source in the municipality of Waly; they drain to the southwest over the Thabas to the Aisne . Waly is surrounded by the neighboring communities Lavoye in the north, Autrécourt-sur-Aire in the east, Foucaucourt-sur-Thabas in the south and Beaulieu-en-Argonne in the west and northwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 |
| Residents | 123 | 98 | 76 | 60 | 66 | 64 | 57 | 61 |
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Attractions
- Sainte-Catherine church, consecrated in 1897
- Waly Castle
- three wayside crosses
Mairie Waly
Waly Castle
Sainte-Catherine church
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Economy and Infrastructure
There are five farms in the municipality of Waly, which mainly grow grain.
The departmental road D20 runs through Waly from Seuil-d'Argonne to Ippécourt . In Rarécourt , nine kilometers away, there is a connection to the A4 Autoroute (Paris – Strasbourg); the Meuse TGV railway station is located 18 kilometers southeast of Waly.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Meuse. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-074-4 , pp. 880-881.
