Arrondissement of Briey

arrondissement of France

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.

Arrondissement of Briey
Arrondissement of France
Briey in Meurthe-et-Moselle
Briey in Meurthe-et-Moselle
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMeurthe-et-Moselle
Communes130
SubprefectureBriey
INSEE code541
Area
 • Total1,142.7 km2 (441.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2013)
 • Total164,589
 • Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)

HistoryEdit

When the Meurthe-et-Moselle department was created in 1871, the arrondissement of Briey was part of that original department.[1]

GeographyEdit

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).[2]

CompositionEdit

CantonsEdit

After the reorganisation of the cantons in France,[3] 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

CommunesEdit

The arrondissement of Briey has 130 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː[4]

  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 pagesEdit

ReferencesEdit

  1. ↑ "Historique de Meurthe-et-Moselle". Le SPLAF (in French). Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "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.

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

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