Andilly, Meurthe-et-Moselle
Andilly | |
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 The church in Andilly | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Andilly  | |
  Andilly  Andilly | |
| Coordinates: 48°45′59″N 5°52′53″E / 48.7664°N 5.8814°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Meurthe-et-Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Toul |
| Canton | Le Nord-Toulois |
| Intercommunality | Terres Touloises |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Yvan Tardy[1] |
| Area 1 | 7.12 km2 (2.75 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 286 |
| • Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 54016 /54200 |
| Elevation | 213–254 m (699–833 ft) (avg. 220 m or 720 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Andilly (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃diji] ) is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in northeastern France.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 202 | — |
| 1975 | 155 | −3.71% |
| 1982 | 190 | +2.95% |
| 1990 | 205 | +0.95% |
| 1999 | 218 | +0.69% |
| 2009 | 286 | +2.75% |
| 2014 | 283 | −0.21% |
| 2020 | 287 | +0.23% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
German war cemetery
[edit]The German War Cemetery Andilly ('Kriegsgräberstätte Andilly' in German), holding 33,123 German Second World War casualties, is the largest such WWII facility in France. First established on a provisional base in September 1944, it was officially inaugurated in 1962.[4]
It contains the graves of:
- Fritz Klingenberg (1912-1945), Obersturmbannführer, Waffen SS[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Kriegsgräberstätte: Frankreich: Andilly". Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge e.V. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ "Klingenberg, Fritz 'Fritzy' (Waffen SS)". TracesOfWar.com. Badhoevedorp, Netherlands. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
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