Ligny-en-Barrois
Commune in Grand Est, France
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Ligny-en-Barrois (French pronunciation: [liɲi ɑ̃ baʁwa] ⓘ, lit. 'Ligny in Barrois') is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Ligny-en-Barrois | |
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The town hall in Ligny-en-Barrois | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Ligny-en-Barrois | |
  Ligny-en-Barrois Location within France  Ligny-en-Barrois Location within 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 km2 (12.46 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 3,677 |
| • Density | 114.0/km2 (295.2/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 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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]
The commune is listed as a Village étape.[3]
