Auboué is a
commune
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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
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in northeastern France.
Early years
An 1832 plan of the village of Auboué shows 50–60 houses, sheds, barns and stables on each side of the
Orne
Orne (; nrf, Ôrne or ) is a département in the northwest of France, named after the river Orne. It had a population of 279,942 in 2019.[Camille Cavallier
Camille Cavallier (19 May 1854 – 10 June 1926) was a French industrialist who directed the Pont-à-Mousson iron works in Lorraine in the first quarter of the 20th century, specializing in making cast iron pipes.
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thought there could be lower layers, and obtained permission to continue the survey.
In April 1883 a layer thick was found, and on 11 August 1884 the Société de Pont-à-Mousson was granted the concession.
The technicians said that it would be very difficult to pass through the
overburden
In mining, overburden (also called waste or spoil) is the material that lies above an area that lends itself to economical exploitation, such as the rock, soil, and ecosystem that lies above a coal seam or ore body. Overburden is distinct from tai ...
above the Auboué ore deposit due to the amount of water it contained.
Cavallier decided to proceed anyway, using the freezing method to pass through the aquifer layer, although this method had not been used for more than in the past. The gamble succeeded.
In 1892–93, due to excavation of the first mine, the population started to rise, reaching 662 in 1901.
In 1903 Cavallier installed blast furnaces at Auboué.
In 1905 he purchased the
Moineville concession, which was later merged with the Auboué concession.
When the foundry was put into service the population rose to 2,100 in 1906 and 4,388 in 1911.
During
World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
(1914–18) Auboué was occupied by the Germans.
The blast furnaces were destroyed, and the mine was put out of operation.
The population dropped during the war, then slowly started to recover, reaching a maximum of 5,271 in 1931.
After the economic recession of 1968–70, the town lost industry and commerce and reverted to becoming a small dormitory community.
Population changes
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Communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department
The following is a list of the 591 Communes of France, communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle Departments of France, department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2022):
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Communes of Meurthe-et-Moselle
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