Chenois

Chenois is a commune with 65 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011 ) in the department of Moselle in the Lorraine region. It belongs to the district of Château- Salins, in the canton of Delme and the Communauté de communes du Kommunalverband Saulnois.

Geography

Chenois located in Saulnois, 37 kilometers northeast of Nancy, 29 kilometers southeast of Metz and 22 kilometers southwest of Saint- Avold, between the neighboring communities Lesse in the Northeast and Holacourt in the southwest, at an altitude 226-311 meters above sea level. The municipality covers 3.62 km ² (362 acres ).

History

The name originated from the Gaulish word Cassano and a Latin place names mission. Cassano means as much as oak forest. Chenois was first mentioned in 1505 as Chanoy documented.

Chenois existed in the Middle Ages and the Ancien Régime of two parts, one belonged to the barony of Viviers, which belonged to the County of Salm and from the 14th century to Marquisat of Pont- à -Mousson, which in turn was part of the Duchy of Bar. The other part belonged to the Abbey of Saint Arnulf of Metz, which in turn belonged to the diocese of Metz.

1793 Chenois received the status of a municipality and in 1801 the right to local self-government in the wake of the French Revolution ( 1789-1799 ). Even before 1806, the two parts of Chenois, the communities Chenois and Chenoy, merged. Chenois belonged from 1801 to 1871 to the former department of Meurthe, which was renamed in 1871 in Meurthe -et -Moselle. 1871, the community was incorporated into the newly created National Rural Alsace-Lorraine by the German Empire due to territorial changes through the course of the German - French War ( 1870-1871 ). The National Rural Alsace-Lorraine existed until the end of World War I (1914-1918) and was subsequently dissolved. Chenois was at that time in the department of Moselle, this change was also maintained in 1918, when France was awarded Moselle again. Chenois belonged as a French-speaking village to the last 247 municipalities whose name was Germanized on September 2, 1915. The name was changed to " oak village" and until 1918 was the official place name.

Demographics

Coat of arms

The coat of arms of the municipality is divided into two halves. On the left side it shows on a blue background a golden salmon, a whole Crosses and two half crosses, because this site corresponds to the coat of arms of the Duchy of Bar The right side shows a half golden eagle on a blue background, because the Saint Arnulf Abbey had as Coat the eagle of John the Apostle. In the center is a canting element, a green oak shown, because Chêne is the French word for oak.

Infrastructure

The nearest airport is Metz -Nancy- Lorraine, he located 18 kilometers northwest of Chenois.