Ligny-en-Barrois

Ligny-en-Barrois
Commune
The town hall in Ligny-en-Barrois
Coat of arms
Location of Ligny-en-Barrois
Ligny-en-Barrois Show map of France Ligny-en-Barrois Show map of Grand Est
Coordinates: 48°41′23″N 5°19′30″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Meuse
Arrondissement	Bar-le-Duc
Canton	Ligny-en-Barrois
Intercommunality	CA Bar-le-Duc - Sud Meuse
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Michel Guyot[1]
Area ^1	32.26 km^2 (12.46 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	3,696
• Density	110/km^2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	55291 /55500
Elevation	225 m (738 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ligny-en-Barrois (French pronunciation: [liɲi ɑ̃ baʁwa]) is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

The town is in the arrondissement of Bar-le-Duc, beside the canal that links the rivers Rhine and Marne, fifteen kilometres to the south east of Bar-le-Duc: it is the administrative seat of the canton of Ligny-en-Barrois. The area of Ligny-en-Barrois is 32.26 km².

A principal employer is the French Evobus motor bus assembly plant. Ligny is also the home town of the Essilor company which specialises in ophthalmic lens production.^{[citation needed]}

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	5,861	—
1975	6,143	+0.67%
1982	5,591	−1.34%
1990	5,342	−0.57%
1999	5,035	−0.66%
2009	4,409	−1.32%
2014	4,112	−1.39%
2020	3,909	−0.84%
Source: INSEE[3]

The inhabitants are called Linéens in French.

Twin towns – sister cities

Ligny-en-Barrois is twinned with:

• Aichtal, Germany (1998)

See also

• Communes of the Meuse department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE