Coincourt
Coincourt is a commune of 151 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Meurthe -et -Moselle in the Lorraine region. Administratively it belongs to the district Luneville and Canton Arracourt. She is also a member of the local association was founded in 1998 Pays du Sânon.
Geography
The municipality is located Coincourt to 240 m above sea level, 15 kilometers north-east of Luneville, on the border with the department of Moselle.
The municipal area includes a portion of the upper north Sânon Valley. Apart from smaller trees in the east and southeast ( Bois de la Saulnière and Bois Brûle ) is about eight square kilometer municipality treeless and characterized by vast areas of arable land.
In the area of the municipality flow the streams Ruisseau des Tropes, Ruisseau de Nallauchamp and Ruisseau des Allemands, which open directly south of Coincourt in the Sânon. The northern boundary of the municipality essentially follows the watershed to the river system in the seille.
The houses in the village are grouped horseshoe shape around the center with the church; formed farther out are the seven remaining farms. At the eastern edge of the village is the cemetery, near a water tower.
Neighboring communities of Coincourt are Bezange -la -Petite in the north, Moncourt in the northeast, Xures the southeast, Mouacourt in the south, Parroy in the southwest and Réchicourt -la -Petite in the northwest.
History
The crook in the arms points to the former existence of a priory in the village, the six stars represent the six concrete - block houses that were built on the border of the German Empire during the First World War in the area of the municipality.
Before the Franco-German War Coincourt belonged to the canton of Vic- sur- seille. After the Treaty of Frankfurt was created from the southern part of the canton of the new Canton Arracourt which remained in France and which also Coincourt heard.
On 1 January 1973, communities Coincourt, Mouacourt and Xures were incorporated to Parroy. On January 1, 1987, the incorporations were reversed.
Demographics
Attractions
- Village church of St. Deodatus ( Église Saint- Dié ), originating in the 15th century, reconstructed after 1918
Economy and infrastructure
Still Agriculture plays a significant role in Coincourt.
Coincourt is located off of the nationally important transport arteries. The community is accessible via the neighboring community Mouacourt on the highway of Dombasle -sur -Meurthe after Sarrebourg. Other roads connect the village with the communities Moncourt, Parroy and Réchicourt -la -Petite.