Ligny-en-Barrois
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Coordinates: 48°41′23″N 5°19′30″E / 48.6897°N 5.325°ECoordinates: 48°41′23″N 5°19′30″E / 48.6897°N 5.325°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Grand Est |
Department | Meuse |
Arrondissement | Bar-le-Duc |
Canton | Ligny-en-Barrois |
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Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Michel Guyot |
Area 1 | 32.7 km2 (12.6 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 4,043 |
• Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 55291 /55500 |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Ligny-en-Barrois (French pronunciation: [liɲi ɑ̃ baʁwa]) is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
The town is in the arrondissement of Bar-le-Duc, beside the canal that links the Rivers Rhine and Marne, fifteen kilometres to the south east of Bar le Duc: it is the administrative seat of the canton Ligny-en-Barrois. The population comprises 5,035 inhabitants (1999) and the area of Ligny is 32.26 km². The inhabitants are called in French Linéens.
A principal employer is the French Evobus motor bus assembly plant. Ligny is also the home town of the Essilor company which specialises in ophthalmic lens production.[citation needed]
Population[]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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2006 | 4,609 | — |
2007 | 4,564 | −1.0% |
2008 | 4,512 | −1.1% |
2009 | 4,409 | −2.3% |
2010 | 4,307 | −2.3% |
2011 | 4,205 | −2.4% |
2012 | 4,170 | −0.8% |
2013 | 4,136 | −0.8% |
2014 | 4,112 | −0.6% |
2015 | 4,085 | −0.7% |
2016 | 4,058 | −0.7% |
Politics[]
Presidential Elections 2nd Round [2][]
Election | Winning Candidate | Party | % | |
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2017 | Emmanuel Macron | En Marche! | 53.57 | |
2012 | François Hollande | PS | 51.47 | |
2007 | Nicolas Sarkozy | UMP | 51.19 | |
2002 | Jacques Chirac | RPR | 80.66 |
Twin towns – sister cities[]
Ligny-en-Barrois is twinned with:
- Aichtal, Germany (1998)
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
- ^ "Résultats France - Présidentielle 2017 - 1er et 2nd tour".
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- Communes of Meuse (department)
- Duchy of Bar
- Meuse (department) geography stubs