Landremont

Landremont
Commune
Landremont
Location within Grand Est region
Landremont
Coordinates: 48°51′01″N 6°08′24″E / 48.8503°N 6.14°E / 48.8503; 6.14Coordinates: 48°51′01″N 6°08′24″E / 48.8503°N 6.14°E / 48.8503; 6.14
Country France
Region Grand Est
Department Meurthe-et-Moselle
Arrondissement Nancy
Canton Entre Seille et Meurthe
Intercommunality Communauté de communes du Grand Valmont
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Bertrand Rigaud
Area1 5.52 km2 (2.13 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 126
 • Density 23/km2 (59/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 54294 /54380
Elevation 205–382 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.

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

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

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.[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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