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Ligny-en-Barrois

Ligny-en-Barrois
Commune
The town hall in Ligny-en-Barrois
The town hall in Ligny-en-Barrois
Coat of arms of Ligny-en-Barrois
Coat of arms
Location of Ligny-en-Barrois
Map
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 / 48.6897°N 5.325°E / 48.6897; 5.325
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMeuse
ArrondissementBar-le-Duc
CantonLigny-en-Barrois
IntercommunalityCA Bar-le-Duc - Sud Meuse
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Michel Guyot[1]
Area
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32.26 km2 (12.46 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
3,803
 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
55291 /55500
Elevation225 m (738 ft)
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 of Ligny-en-Barrois. The area of Ligny-en-Barrois is 32.26 km2.

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

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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%
2009 4,409−1.32%
2014 4,112−1.39%
2020 3,909−0.84%
Source: INSEE[3]

The inhabitants are called in French Linéens.

Twin towns – sister cities

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Ligny-en-Barrois is twinned with:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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