Belrain

Belrain (French pronunciation: ​[bɛlʁɛ̃]) is a commune in the Meuse department in the Grand Est region in northeastern France.

Belrain
Commune
The church in Belrain
Coat of arms
Location of Belrain
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Coordinates: 48°51′50″N 5°18′27″E / 48.8639°N 5.3075°E / 48.8639; 5.3075
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Meuse
Arrondissement	Commercy
Canton	Dieue-sur-Meuse
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Patrick Gondouin^[1]
Area ^1	8.31 km^2 (3.21 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2020)^[2]	31
• Density	3.7/km^2 (9.7/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	55044 /55260
Elevation	258–352 m (846–1,155 ft) (avg. 330 m or 1,080 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 325 —     1800 331 +1.8% 1804 330 −0.3% 1806 342 +3.6% 1821 324 −5.3% 1831 337 +4.0% 1836 321 −4.7% 1841 310 −3.4% 1846 272 −12.3% 1851 240 −11.8% 1856 219 −8.8% 1861 234 +6.8% 1866 218 −6.8% 1872 172 −21.1% 1876 169 −1.7% 1881 159 −5.9% 1896 145 −8.8%

Year Pop. ±% 1901 122 −15.9% 1906 118 −3.3% 1911 117 −0.8% 1926 109 −6.8% 1931 86 −21.1% 1936 94 +9.3% 1946 82 −12.8% 1954 78 −4.9% 1962 65 −16.7% 1968 54 −16.9% 1975 44 −18.5% 1982 33 −25.0% 1990 36 +9.1% 1999 31 −13.9% 2006 46 +48.4% 2009 50 +8.7%

See also

• Communes of the Meuse department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.

 

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