Liverdun is a common French of 6393 inhabitants (census of 1999), located in the department of Meurthe-et-Moselle (54) and the area Lorraine.
Its inhabitants are called the Liverdunois (be) .
Liverdun is in particular known for its famous “Madeleines of Liverdun”, of the Chenel cookie factory.
Etymology
Liverdunum , of Latin origin (Roman) and Gallic:-
liver- : Probably of Liber , another name of Bacchus (Roman god of the wine) but Liber also means: bark (to write), delivers, free.
- - dunum : fortress then hill: Liverdun is located on a height dominating the the Moselle.
Geography
Liverdun is located between Nancy, Pont-à-Mousson and Toul.The medieval village overhangs the loops of the the Moselle.
Communes bordering
11 communes have a common limit with Liverdun. On the basis of the North and in the direction of the needles of a watch, these communes are:- Saizerais
- Marbache
- Pompey
- Frouard
- Champigneulles
- the Velaine-in-Hague
- Sexey-the-Wood
- Aingeray
- Villey-Saint-Etienne
- Jaillon
- the Rosières-in-Hague
Administration
Demography
Toulaire residence
The allotment Toulaire is a whole of 318 houses on only one level located at the north of the commune. In 1957, the American army, which occupied the air base 136 Toul-Rosières (distant of only a few kilometers of the commune of Liverdun and closed in 2004), made build this residence to place its supervisory staff there. The name Toulaire corresponds of the remainder to the contraction of Toul air bases .
After the departure of the soldiers in 1965, the real unit was put on sale at beginning of the year 70.
The design with American the of constructions, so much in their appearance (houses of lime pit foot), that in installation interior (large picture windows, integrated kitchens, etc), confers on Toulaire an exotic appearance.
External bonds
- Site of the commune
- Seen air with Google Map
- Other statistical data on the site of INSEE
- Liverdun on the site of Quid
- Liverdun on the site of the national geographical Institute
- Localization of Liverdun on a chart of France and communes bordering
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