Void-Vacon

Void - Vacon is a commune with 1665 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Meuse in the Lorraine region. It belongs to the district COMMERCY and is the capital of the canton of the same name Void - Vacon. The community Void - Vacon was formed in 1972 by merging the municipalities Void and Vacon.

Neighboring communities of Void - Vacon Sorcy -Saint -Martin in the north, Troussey in the northeast, Pagny -sur -Meuse to the east, Ourches -sur -Meuse and Vaucouleurs in the southeast, Sauvoy in the south, Broussey -en- Blois in the southwest, Menil - la- Horgne and naive -en- Blois in the west and Laneuville -au- Rupt in the northwest.

Demographics

Attractions

  • Pigeon Tower (Tour aux Pigeons ) and gate tower (Tour de la postern ), 14th century, when relics of the castle of Void
  • Church of Notre- Dame-de- l'Assomption in Void (from 10th century )
  • Saint-Nicolas Church in Bacon (18th century)
  • Market Halls (1740 )

Tour aux Pigeons

Mairie

Personalities

  • Nicholas Cugnot (1725-1804), engineer, was born in Void
  • Gaston Broquet (1880-1947), sculptor, was born in Void
  • Michel Parisse ( b. 1936 ), historian, born in Void

Partner community

  • Ciplet, since 1965, part of Braives (Belgium ) since 1977
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