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Arrondissement of Briey
Arrondissement of France
Briey in Meurthe-et-Moselle
Briey in Meurthe-et-Moselle
Country France
Region Grand Est
Department Meurthe-et-Moselle
Communes 130
Subprefecture Briey
INSEE code 541
Area
 • Total 1,142.7 km2 (441.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2013)
 • Total 164,589
 • Density 144.035/km2 (373.049/sq mi)

The arrondissement of Briey is an arrondissement of France, in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department, Grand Est region. Its capital is the city of Briey.

History

When the Meurthe-et-Moselle department was created in 1871, the arrondissement of Briey was part of that original department.

Geography

The arrondissement of Briey is the most northern of the arrondissements of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department, in the panhandle. It is bordered to the northwest by Belgium, to the northeast by Luxembourg, to the east by the Moselle department, to the southeast by the arrondissement of Nancy, to the southwest by the arrondissement of Toul and to the west by the Meuse department.

The arrondissement of Briey has an area of 1,142.7 km2 (441.2 sq mi). It is the smallest arrondissement but the second in population (164,589 inhabitants).

Composition

Cantons

After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the arrondissements so they could have communes that belong to different arrondissements.

There are 6 cantons in the arrondissement of Briey; they are:

  1. Jarny
  2. Longwy
  3. Mont-Saint-Martin
  4. Pays de Briey
  5. Pont-à-Mousson (partly)
  6. Villerupt

Communes

The arrondissement of Briey has 130 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː

  1. Abbéville-lès-Conflans (54002)
  2. Affléville (54004)
  3. Allamont (54009)
  4. Allondrelle-la-Malmaison (54011)
  5. Anderny (54015)
  6. Anoux (54018)
  7. Auboué (54028)
  8. Audun-le-Roman (54029)
  9. Avillers (54033)
  10. Avril (54036)
  11. Baslieux (54049)
  12. Batilly (54051)
  13. Bazailles (54056)
  14. Bettainvillers (54066)
  15. Beuveille (54067)
  16. Beuvillers (54069)
  17. Boismont (54081)
  18. Boncourt (54082)
  19. Brainville (54093)
  20. Briey (54099)
  21. Bruville (54103)
  22. Bréhain-la-Ville (54096)
  23. Béchamps (54058)
  24. Chambley-Bussières (54112)
  25. Charency-Vezin (54118)
  26. Chenières (54127)
  27. Colmey (54134)
  28. Conflans-en-Jarnisy (54136)
  29. Cons-la-Grandville (54137)
  30. Cosnes-et-Romain (54138)
  31. Crusnes (54149)
  32. Cutry (54151)
  33. Dampvitoux (54153)
  34. Domprix (54169)
  35. Doncourt-lès-Conflans (54171)
  36. Doncourt-lès-Longuyon (54172)
  37. Errouville (54181)
  38. Fillières (54194)
  39. Fléville-Lixières (54198)
  40. Fresnois-la-Montagne (54212)
  41. Friauville (54213)
  42. Giraumont (54227)
  43. Gondrecourt-Aix (54231)
  44. Gorcy (54234)
  45. Grand-Failly (54236)
  46. Hagéville (54244)
  47. Han-devant-Pierrepont (54602)
  48. Hannonville-Suzémont (54249)
  49. Hatrize (54253)
  50. Haucourt-Moulaine (54254)
  51. Herserange (54261)
  52. Homécourt (54263)
  53. Hussigny-Godbrange (54270)
  54. Jarny (54273)
  55. Jeandelize (54277)
  56. Jœuf (54280)
  57. Joppécourt (54282)
  58. Jouaville (54283)
  59. Joudreville (54284)
  60. Labry (54286)
  61. Laix (54290)
  62. Landres (54295)
  63. Lantéfontaine (54302)
  64. Les Baroches (54048)
  65. Lexy (54314)
  66. Longlaville (54321)
  67. Longuyon (54322)
  68. Longwy (54323)
  69. Lubey (54326)
  70. Mairy-Mainville (54334)
  71. Malavillers (54337)
  72. Mance (54341)
  73. Mancieulles (54342)
  74. Mars-la-Tour (54353)
  75. Mercy-le-Bas (54362)
  76. Mercy-le-Haut (54363)
  77. Mexy (54367)
  78. Moineville (54371)
  79. Mont-Bonvillers (54084)
  80. Mont-Saint-Martin (54382)
  81. Montigny-sur-Chiers (54378)
  82. Morfontaine (54385)
  83. Mouaville (54389)
  84. Moutiers (54391)
  85. Murville (54394)
  86. Norroy-le-Sec (54402)
  87. Olley (54408)
  88. Onville (54410)
  89. Othe (54412)
  90. Ozerailles (54413)
  91. Petit-Failly (54420)
  92. Piennes (54425)
  93. Pierrepont (54428)
  94. Preutin-Higny (54436)
  95. Puxe (54440)
  96. Puxieux (54441)
  97. Réhon (54451)
  98. Saint-Ail (54469)
  99. Saint-Jean-lès-Longuyon (54476)
  100. Saint-Julien-lès-Gorze (54477)
  101. Saint-Marcel (54478)
  102. Saint-Pancré (54485)
  103. Saint-Supplet (54489)
  104. Sancy (54491)
  105. Saulnes (54493)
  106. Serrouville (54504)
  107. Sponville (54511)
  108. Tellancourt (54514)
  109. Thil (54521)
  110. Thumeréville (54524)
  111. Tiercelet (54525)
  112. Trieux (54533)
  113. Tronville (54535)
  114. Tucquegnieux (54536)
  115. Ugny (54537)
  116. Valleroy (54542)
  117. Ville-Houdlémont (54572)
  118. Ville-au-Montois (54568)
  119. Ville-sur-Yron (54581)
  120. Villecey-sur-Mad (54570)
  121. Villers-la-Chèvre (54574)
  122. Villers-la-Montagne (54575)
  123. Villers-le-Rond (54576)
  124. Villerupt (54580)
  125. Villette (54582)
  126. Viviers-sur-Chiers (54590)
  127. Waville (54593)
  128. Xivry-Circourt (54598)
  129. Xonville (54599)
  130. Épiez-sur-Chiers (54178)

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See also

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