Luméville-en-Ornois () is a village and a former French
commune of the
Meuse
The Meuse or Maas is a major European river, rising in France and flowing through Belgium and the Netherlands before draining into the North Sea from the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta. It has a total length of .
History
From 1301, the upper ...
department in the administrative region of
Lorraine
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, in north-eastern
France
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. Its population is 56 (2022).
On 1 January 1973 (prefectoral order dated 1 December 1972), it merged with and became part of
Gondrecourt-le-Château, at the same time as Touraille-sous-Bois. After this merger and consolidation, its status is an
associated commune (''commune associée'').
The J.F. Mouginot company, a maker of chairs, seats and beds for hotels and restaurants, is located in the area.
J.F. Mouginot Company website
/ref> Its clientele includes the Ritz Hotel in Paris, the Embassy of the United States in Paris, Deauville
Deauville () is a communes of France, commune in the Calvados (department), Calvados department, Normandy (administrative region), Normandy, northwestern France. Major attractions include its port, harbour, Race track, race course, marinas, con ...
Casino, the Presidential Palace in Moscow, various three and four star hotels, and chains like Holiday Inn
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and Best Western
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.
Fernand Braudel
Fernand Paul Achille Braudel (; 24 August 1902 – 27 November 1985) was a French historian. His scholarship focused on three main projects: ''The Mediterranean'' (1923–49, then 1949–66), ''Civilization and Capitalism'' (1955–79), and the un ...
, the 20th century French historian, was born in this village in 1902.
See also
*Communes of the Meuse department
The following is a list of the 499 Communes of France, communes of the Meuse (department), Meuse Departments of France, department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of ...
References
Former communes of Meuse (department)
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