Baronville
| Baronville | ||
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  Baronville | ||
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Location within Lorraine region  Baronville | ||
| Coordinates: 48°56′05″N 6°36′33″E / 48.9347°N 6.6092°ECoordinates: 48°56′05″N 6°36′33″E / 48.9347°N 6.6092°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Lorraine | |
| Department | Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Forbach | |
| Canton | Grostenquin | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Paul Peltier | |
| Area1 | 6.18 km2 (2.39 sq mi) | |
| Population (2009)2 | 404 | |
| • Density | 65/km2 (170/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 57051 / 57340 | |
| Elevation |
251–322 m (823–1,056 ft) (avg. 290 m or 950 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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Baronville is a commune in the Moselle department in Lorraine in northeastern France.
History
- 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.
Population
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 303 | — |
| 1968 | 320 | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 352 | +10.0% |
| 1982 | 372 | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 361 | −3.0% |
| 1999 | 346 | −4.2% |
| 2006 | 362 | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 404 | +11.6% |
See also
References
- ↑ A new monopoly bid by the French
- ↑ Why St Albans is the new Mayfair...it's Britain's new Monopoly board
- ↑ England has Monopoly monopoly
