Arrondissement of Briey

Coordinates: 49°15′00″N 5°56′00″E / 49.2500°N 5.9333°E / 49.2500; 5.9333
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Briey
Arrondissement
Location within the region Grand Est
Location within the region Grand Est
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMeurthe-et-Moselle
No. of communes128
SubprefectureVal de Briey
Area
1,142.7 km2 (441.2 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
167,755
INSEE code541

The arrondissement of Briey is an arrondissement of France, in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department, Grand Est region. Its capital is the city of Briey.

History[change | change source]

When the Meurthe-et-Moselle department was created in 1871, the arrondissement of Briey was part of that original department.[2]

Geography[change | change source]

The arrondissement of Briey is the most northern of the arrondissements of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department, in the panhandle. It is bordered to the northwest by Belgium, to the northeast by Luxembourg, to the east by the Moselle department, to the southeast by the arrondissement of Nancy, to the southwest by the arrondissement of Toul and to the west by the Meuse department.

The arrondissement of Briey has an area of 1,142.7 km2 (441.2 sq mi). It is the smallest arrondissement but the second in population (164,589 inhabitants).[3]

Composition[change | change source]

Cantons[change | change source]

After the reorganisation of the cantons in France,[4] cantons are not subdivisions of the arrondissements so they could have communes that belong to different arrondissements.

There are 6 cantons in the arrondissement of Briey; they are:

  1. Jarny
  2. Longwy
  3. Mont-Saint-Martin
  4. Pays de Briey
  5. Pont-à-Mousson (partly)
  6. Villerupt

Communes[change | change source]

The arrondissement of Briey has 130 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː[5]

  1. Abbéville-lès-Conflans (54002)
  2. Affléville (54004)
  3. Allamont (54009)
  4. Allondrelle-la-Malmaison (54011)
  5. Anderny (54015)
  6. Anoux (54018)
  7. Auboué (54028)
  8. Audun-le-Roman (54029)
  9. Avillers (54033)
  10. Avril (54036)
  11. Baslieux (54049)
  12. Batilly (54051)
  13. Bazailles (54056)
  14. Bettainvillers (54066)
  15. Beuveille (54067)
  16. Beuvillers (54069)
  17. Boismont (54081)
  18. Boncourt (54082)
  19. Brainville (54093)
  20. Briey (54099)
  21. Bruville (54103)
  22. Bréhain-la-Ville (54096)
  23. Béchamps (54058)
  24. Chambley-Bussières (54112)
  25. Charency-Vezin (54118)
  26. Chenières (54127)
  27. Colmey (54134)
  28. Conflans-en-Jarnisy (54136)
  29. Cons-la-Grandville (54137)
  30. Cosnes-et-Romain (54138)
  31. Crusnes (54149)
  32. Cutry (54151)
  33. Dampvitoux (54153)
  34. Domprix (54169)
  35. Doncourt-lès-Conflans (54171)
  36. Doncourt-lès-Longuyon (54172)
  37. Errouville (54181)
  38. Fillières (54194)
  39. Fléville-Lixières (54198)
  40. Fresnois-la-Montagne (54212)
  41. Friauville (54213)
  42. Giraumont (54227)
  43. Gondrecourt-Aix (54231)
  44. Gorcy (54234)
  45. Grand-Failly (54236)
  46. Hagéville (54244)
  47. Han-devant-Pierrepont (54602)
  48. Hannonville-Suzémont (54249)
  49. Hatrize (54253)
  50. Haucourt-Moulaine (54254)
  51. Herserange (54261)
  52. Homécourt (54263)
  53. Hussigny-Godbrange (54270)
  54. Jarny (54273)
  55. Jeandelize (54277)
  56. Jœuf (54280)
  57. Joppécourt (54282)
  58. Jouaville (54283)
  59. Joudreville (54284)
  60. Labry (54286)
  61. Laix (54290)
  62. Landres (54295)
  63. Lantéfontaine (54302)
  64. Les Baroches (54048)
  65. Lexy (54314)
  66. Longlaville (54321)
  67. Longuyon (54322)
  68. Longwy (54323)
  69. Lubey (54326)
  70. Mairy-Mainville (54334)
  71. Malavillers (54337)
  72. Mance (54341)
  73. Mancieulles (54342)
  74. Mars-la-Tour (54353)
  75. Mercy-le-Bas (54362)
  76. Mercy-le-Haut (54363)
  77. Mexy (54367)
  78. Moineville (54371)
  79. Mont-Bonvillers (54084)
  80. Mont-Saint-Martin (54382)
  81. Montigny-sur-Chiers (54378)
  82. Morfontaine (54385)
  83. Mouaville (54389)
  84. Moutiers (54391)
  85. Murville (54394)
  86. Norroy-le-Sec (54402)
  87. Olley (54408)
  88. Onville (54410)
  89. Othe (54412)
  90. Ozerailles (54413)
  91. Petit-Failly (54420)
  92. Piennes (54425)
  93. Pierrepont (54428)
  94. Preutin-Higny (54436)
  95. Puxe (54440)
  96. Puxieux (54441)
  97. Réhon (54451)
  98. Saint-Ail (54469)
  99. Saint-Jean-lès-Longuyon (54476)
  100. Saint-Julien-lès-Gorze (54477)
  101. Saint-Marcel (54478)
  102. Saint-Pancré (54485)
  103. Saint-Supplet (54489)
  104. Sancy (54491)
  105. Saulnes (54493)
  106. Serrouville (54504)
  107. Sponville (54511)
  108. Tellancourt (54514)
  109. Thil (54521)
  110. Thumeréville (54524)
  111. Tiercelet (54525)
  112. Trieux (54533)
  113. Tronville (54535)
  114. Tucquegnieux (54536)
  115. Ugny (54537)
  116. Valleroy (54542)
  117. Ville-Houdlémont (54572)
  118. Ville-au-Montois (54568)
  119. Ville-sur-Yron (54581)
  120. Villecey-sur-Mad (54570)
  121. Villers-la-Chèvre (54574)
  122. Villers-la-Montagne (54575)
  123. Villers-le-Rond (54576)
  124. Villerupt (54580)
  125. Villette (54582)
  126. Viviers-sur-Chiers (54590)
  127. Waville (54593)
  128. Xivry-Circourt (54598)
  129. Xonville (54599)
  130. Épiez-sur-Chiers (54178)

Related pages[change | change source]

References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Historique de Meurthe-et-Moselle". Le SPLAF (in French). Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "Département de Meurthe-et-Moselle (54) et Arrondissements". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "Décret n° 2014-261 du 26 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de Meurthe-et-Moselle" (in French). Légifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  5. ↑ "Géographie administrative et d'étude : Arrondissement de Briey (541)" (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 19 December 2016.

49°15′00″N 5°56′00″E / 49.2500°N 5.9333°E / 49.2500; 5.9333

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