Baronville (French pronunciation: [baʁɔ̃vil]; German: Baronweiler, 1941–44 Barenweiler) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in northeastern France.[3]

Baronville
The church in Baronville
The church in Baronville
Coat of arms of Baronville
Location of Baronville
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Baronville is located in France
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Baronville
Baronville is located in Grand Est
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Coordinates: 48°56′05″N 6°36′33″E / 48.9347°N 6.6092°E / 48.9347; 6.6092
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMoselle
ArrondissementForbach-Boulay-Moselle
CantonSarralbe
IntercommunalityCA Saint-Avold Synergie
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Bernard Jacquot[1]
Area
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6.18 km2 (2.39 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
372
 • Density60/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
57051 /57340
Elevation251–322 m (823–1,056 ft)
(avg. 290 m or 950 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

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  • Previous names: Barunvilla (896), Barandorf (1361), Barendorff (1383, 1461).
  • In 2007 a group of three University of York students attempted to get the fictitious town of 'BaronVille' onto the new UK version of the board game Monopoly. The news media thought that this was a French plot and reported, without sources, that the people of Baronville itself were behind it.[4][5]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 320—    
1975 352+1.37%
1982 372+0.79%
1990 361−0.37%
1999 346−0.47%
2009 404+1.56%
2014 385−0.96%
2020 370−0.66%
Source: INSEE[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ A new monopoly bid by the French
  5. ^ England has Monopoly monopoly
  6. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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