Ligny-en-Barrois
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The town hall in Ligny-en-Barrois | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Ligny-en-Barrois | |
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| 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.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 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[3] | ||
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.
- ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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