Ligny-en-Barrois

Ligny-en-Barrois (French pronunciation: [liɲi ɑ̃ baʁwa]) is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Ligny-en-Barrois
The town hall in Ligny-en-Barrois
The town hall in Ligny-en-Barrois
Coat of arms of Ligny-en-Barrois
Location of Ligny-en-Barrois
Ligny-en-Barrois is located in France
Ligny-en-Barrois
Ligny-en-Barrois
Ligny-en-Barrois is located in Grand Est
Ligny-en-Barrois
Ligny-en-Barrois
Coordinates: 48°41′23″N 5°19′30″E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMeuse
ArrondissementBar-le-Duc
CantonLigny-en-Barrois
IntercommunalityCA Bar-le-Duc - Sud Meuse
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Jean-Michel Guyot[1]
Area
1
32.7 km2 (12.6 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
3,909
  Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+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.

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 4,018 inhabitants (2019) 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.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 5,861    
1975 6,143+0.67%
1982 5,591−1.34%
1990 5,342−0.57%
1999 5,035−0.66%
2007 4,564−1.22%
2012 4,170−1.79%
2017 4,052−0.57%
Source: INSEE[3]

Twin towns – sister cities

Ligny-en-Barrois is twinned with:

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


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