Landremont

Landremont is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.

Landremont
The church in Landremont
Coat of arms
Location of Landremont
Landremont
Landremont
Coordinates: 48°51′01″N 6°08′24″E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMeurthe-et-Moselle
ArrondissementNancy
CantonEntre Seille et Meurthe
IntercommunalityCommunauté de communes du Grand Valmont
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Bertrand Rigaud
Area
1
5.52 km2 (2.13 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
146
  Density26/km2 (69/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
54294 /54380
Elevation205–382 m (673–1,253 ft)
(avg. 310 m or 1,020 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The commune is the birthplace of Amélie Rigard, who as Sister Julie kept running the hospice in Gerbéviller during the village's occupation and destruction by German troops in World War I. She was awarded the Legion of Honour.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Madame Rigard (in French), Légion d'Honneur, retrieved 2017-11-12
  3. Bernard, Laurence (ed.), "SŒUR JULIE 1854 - 1925" (PDF), 14/18 Centennaire Les Femmes Celebres de la Grande Guerre (in French), Ville du Pecq, retrieved 2017-11-12


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