The arrondissement of Briey is an

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of France in the

Meurthe-et-Moselle Meurthe-et-Moselle () is a department in the Grand Est region of France, named after the rivers Meurthe and Moselle. It had a population of 733,760 in 2019.department in the

Grand Est Grand Est (; gsw-FR, Grossa Oschta; Moselle Franconian/ lb, Grouss Osten; Rhine Franconian: ''Groß Oschte''; german: Großer Osten ; en, "Great East") is an administrative region in Northeastern France. It superseded three former administra ...

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. It has 128

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. Its population is 166,309 (2016), and its area is .

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Briey, and their

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s, are: # Abbéville-lès-Conflans (54002) # Affléville (54004) # Allamont (54009) # Allondrelle-la-Malmaison (54011) # Anderny (54015) # Anoux (54018) # Auboué (54028) #

Audun-le-Roman Audun-le-Roman (; Lorrain: ''Audeu''; german: Welsch-Oth) is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in northeastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department The following is a list of the 591 commun ...

(54029) # Avillers (54033) #

Avril Avril means April in French and other languages. It may also refer to: Places * Mont Avril, a mountain on the Swiss-Italian border * Avril, Meurthe-et-Moselle, a commune of the Meurthe-et-Moselle département, France People * Avril (name) * ...

(54036) # Les Baroches (54048) # Baslieux (54049) # Batilly (54051) # Bazailles (54056) # Béchamps (54058) # Bettainvillers (54066) # Beuveille (54067) # Beuvillers (54069) # Boismont (54081) # Boncourt (54082) # Brainville (54093) # Bréhain-la-Ville (54096) #

Bruville Bruville () is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in northeastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department The following is a list of the 591 communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department of ...

(54103) # Chambley-Bussières (54112) # Charency-Vezin (54118) # Chenières (54127) # Colmey (54134) #

Conflans-en-Jarnisy Conflans-en-Jarnisy () is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France. See also *Communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department The following is a list of the 591 communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department of Fr ...

(54136) # Cons-la-Grandville (54137) # Cosnes-et-Romain (54138) # Crusnes (54149) # Cutry (54151) # Dampvitoux (54153) # Domprix (54169) #

Doncourt-lès-Conflans Doncourt-lès-Conflans () is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France. It is the location of the Doncourt-lès-Conflans Airport, a general aviation facility. Geography Climate Doncourt-lès-Conflans has a oceanic ...

(54171) # Doncourt-lès-Longuyon (54172) # Épiez-sur-Chiers (54178) # Errouville (54181) # Fillières (54194) # Fléville-Lixières (54198) # Fresnois-la-Montagne (54212) # Friauville (54213) # Giraumont (54227) # Gondrecourt-Aix (54231) # Gorcy (54234) #

Grand-Failly Grand-Failly () is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France. Geography The river Othain flows northwestward through the south-western part of the commune; the Chiers forms part of its northern border. See also *Com ...

(54236) # Hagéville (54244) # Han-devant-Pierrepont (54602) # Hannonville-Suzémont (54249) # Hatrize (54253) # Haucourt-Moulaine (54254) # Herserange (54261) #

Homécourt Homécourt () is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France. Population See also * Communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department The following is a list of the 591 communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle departmen ...

(54263) # Hussigny-Godbrange (54270) #

Jarny Jarny () is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department The following is a list of the 591 communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department of Fr ...

(54273) # Jeandelize (54277) #

Jœuf Jœuf () is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France. Population People It is the birthplace of: *Michel Platini, football player * Éric Occansey, basketball player See also *Communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle d ...

(54280) # Joppécourt (54282) # Jouaville (54283) # Joudreville (54284) # Labry (54286) # Laix (54290) # Landres (54295) # Lantéfontaine (54302) # Lexy (54314) # Longlaville (54321) #

Longuyon Longuyon () is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in the Grand Est region of north-eastern France. The inhabitants are called ''Longuyonnais''. Geography Longuyon is located at the confluence of the Chiers and Crusnes rivers and ...

(54322) #

Longwy Longwy (; older german: Langich, ; lb, label= Luxemburgish, Lonkech) is a commune in the French department of Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, administrative region of Grand Est, northeastern France. The inhabitants are known as ''Longoviciens'' ...

(54323) # Lubey (54326) # Mairy-Mainville (54334) # Malavillers (54337) # Mars-la-Tour (54353) # Mercy-le-Bas (54362) #

Mercy-le-Haut Mercy-le-Haut () is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France. Albert Lebrun, President of France between 1932 and 1940, was born in the town. Since the 2020 municipal elections, Roland Bourgeois has been the mayor ...

(54363) # Mexy (54367) # Moineville (54371) # Mont-Bonvillers (54084) # Montigny-sur-Chiers (54378) # Mont-Saint-Martin (54382) # Morfontaine (54385) # Mouaville (54389) # Moutiers (54391) # Murville (54394) # Norroy-le-Sec (54402) #

Olley Olley may refer to: People * Chris Olley Chris Olley is a Nottingham based musician and photographer. He was the lead singer and guitarist for Six By Seven and also the band's main creative influence. He studied art at Wakefield College (1990–9 ...

(54408) #

Onville Onville () is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France. Geography The village lies on the left bank of the Rupt de Mad, which flows eastward through the middle of the commune. See also *Communes of the Meurthe-et-M ...

(54410) # Othe (54412) # Ozerailles (54413) #

Petit-Failly Petit-Failly () is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France. Geography The village lies on the right bank of the Othain, which flows northward through the western part of the commune. See also *Communes of the Meur ...

(54420) # Piennes (54425) # Pierrepont (54428) # Preutin-Higny (54436) # Puxe (54440) # Puxieux (54441) #

Réhon Réhon () is a Communes of France, commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle Departments of France, department in north-eastern France. It is the town where Jean-Marc Reiser (1941-1983) was born. See also * Communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department ...

(54451) # Saint-Ail (54469) #

Saint-Jean-lès-Longuyon Saint-Jean-lès-Longuyon (, literally ''Saint-Jean near Longuyon'') is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France. Geography The village lies on the right bank of the Othain, which forms all of the commune's western b ...

(54476) # Saint-Julien-lès-Gorze (54477) # Saint-Marcel (54478) # Saint-Pancré (54485) # Saint-Supplet (54489) #

Sancy The Sancy, a pale yellow diamond of , was once reputed to have belonged to the Mughals of antiquity, but it is more likely of Indian origin owing to its cut, which is unusual by Western standards. The stone has been owned by a number of important ...

(54491) # Saulnes (54493) # Serrouville (54504) # Sponville (54511) # Tellancourt (54514) # Thil (54521) # Thumeréville (54524) # Tiercelet (54525) # Trieux (54533) # Tronville (54535) #

Tucquegnieux Tucquegnieux () is a Communes of France, commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle Departments of France, department in north-eastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department References

Communes of Meurth ...

(54536) # Ugny (54537) #

Val de Briey Val de Briey () is a commune in the department of Meurthe-et-Moselle, northeastern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the former communes of Briey (the seat), Mancieulles and Mance.Valleroy (54542) # Ville-au-Montois (54568) #

Villecey-sur-Mad Villecey-sur-Mad (, literally ''Villecey on Mad'') is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France. Geography The village lies on the right bank of the Rupt de Mad, which forms the commune's north-western border. See ...

(54570) # Ville-Houdlémont (54572) # Villers-la-Chèvre (54574) # Villers-la-Montagne (54575) #

Villers-le-Rond Villers-le-Rond () is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France. Geography The river Othain forms all of the commune's western border. See also *Communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department The following is a lis ...

(54576) # Villerupt (54580) # Ville-sur-Yron (54581) # Villette (54582) # Viviers-sur-Chiers (54590) #

Waville Waville () is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France. Geography The village lies on the left bank of the Rupt de Mad, which forms the commune's south-eastern border. Population See also *Communes of the Meurthe ...

(54593) # Xivry-Circourt (54598) #

Xonville Xonville () is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department *Parc naturel régional de Lorraine Lorraine Regional Natural Park (French: ''Parc na ...

(54599)

History

The arrondissement of Briey was created as part of the department Moselle in 1800.Historique de la Moselle
/ref> Since 1871 it has been a part of the department

Meurthe-et-Moselle Meurthe-et-Moselle () is a department in the Grand Est region of France, named after the rivers Meurthe and Moselle. It had a population of 733,760 in 2019.Historique de Meurthe-et-Moselle
/ref> As a result of the reorganisation of the

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which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Briey were, as of January 2015: # Audun-le-Roman # Briey # Chambley-Bussières # Conflans-en-Jarnisy # Herserange # Homécourt # Longuyon #

# Mont-Saint-Martin # Villerupt

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Briey Briey (; german: Brietz) is a former Communes of France, commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle Departments of France, department in northeastern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Val de Briey.