Gerbéviller

Gerbéviller
Commune

Coat of arms
Gerbéviller
Location within Grand Est region
Gerbéviller
Coordinates: 48°29′45″N 6°30′38″E / 48.4958°N 6.5106°E / 48.4958; 6.5106Coordinates: 48°29′45″N 6°30′38″E / 48.4958°N 6.5106°E / 48.4958; 6.5106
Country France
Region Grand Est
Department Meurthe-et-Moselle
Arrondissement Lunéville
Canton Lunéville-2
Intercommunality Communauté de communes de la Mortagne
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Daniel Bontems
Area1 23.94 km2 (9.24 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 1,402
 • Density 59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 54222 /54830
Elevation 224–317 m (735–1,040 ft)
(avg. 238 m or 781 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Gerbéviller is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France. It is 33 km (as the crow flies) south east of Nancy and 73 km south-south-east of Metz.

Geography

The village lies on the banks of the river Mortagne, which flows northwestward through the commune. The Château de Gerbéviller and its park lie to the west of the village. Both are designated historical monuments.

History

The village is known for the action 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.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Madame Rigard (in French), Légion d'Honneur, retrieved 2017-11-12
  2. ↑ 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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