Ligny-en-Barrois
Ligny-en-Barrois | |
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 The town hall in Ligny-en-Barrois | |
.svg.png) Coat of arms | |
Location of Ligny-en-Barrois | |
  Ligny-en-Barrois  Ligny-en-Barrois | |
| Coordinates: 48°41′23″N 5°19′30″E / 48.6897°N 5.325°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Meuse |
| Arrondissement | Bar-le-Duc |
| Canton | Ligny-en-Barrois |
| Intercommunality | CA Bar-le-Duc - Sud Meuse |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Michel Guyot[1] |
Area 1 | 32.26 km2 (12.46 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 3,677 |
| • Density | 114.0/km2 (295.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 55291 /55500 |
| Elevation | 225 m (738 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Ligny-en-Barrois (French pronunciation: [liɲi ɑ̃ baʁwa] ⓘ, lit. 'Ligny in Barrois') is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
The town is in the arrondissement of Bar-le-Duc, beside the canal that links the rivers Rhine and Marne, fifteen kilometres to the south east of Bar-le-Duc: it is the administrative seat of the canton of Ligny-en-Barrois. The area of Ligny-en-Barrois is 32.26 km2.
A principal employer is the French Evobus motor bus assembly plant. Ligny is also the home town of the Essilor company which specialises in ophthalmic lens production.
The commune is listed as a Village étape.[3]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 5,861 | — |
| 1975 | 6,143 | +0.67% |
| 1982 | 5,591 | −1.34% |
| 1990 | 5,342 | −0.57% |
| 1999 | 5,035 | −0.66% |
| 2007 | 4,564 | −1.22% |
| 2012 | 4,170 | −1.79% |
| 2017 | 4,052 | −0.57% |
| 2023 | 3,677 | −1.61% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
The inhabitants are called Linéens in French.
Twin towns – sister cities
Ligny-en-Barrois is twinned with:
Aichtal, Germany (1998)
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ "Ligny-en-Barrois | Village Étape".
- ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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