- Insming
Insming is a village located in the
Moselle department, part of theLorraine (region) in EasternFrance .Geography
* INSMING is situated at about 60 km South East of Metz, about 80 km North East of Nancy and about 100 km North West of Strasbourg.
* The exact coordinates of INSMING are: 48° 57' 24" North and 06° 52' 30" East. Its altitude is 215 meters minimum and 273 meters maximum.
* INSMING is part of the "Canton" d'Albestroff, which is part of the "Arrondissement" of Château-Salins.
History
Since the eighth century, INSMING has been known under different names: Asmangia, Esminga, Amange, Ensmingen... It seems that INSMING is the oldest village of the "canton" of Albestroff. In the 12th century, INSMING was the headquarter of a priesthood dependent on Saint-Mihiel Abbey, which was founded at the end of the 11th century. INSMING was a small dependence of Counts de Ferrettes and de Montbeliard.
After WWII, INSMING saw an economic boom, mainly thanks to Fernand Lambert (1904-1981), who was its mayor from 1945 to 1977. He inaugurated the first high school in the Moselle department after the war.
Things to See
* The Saint-Clément church and its 18th century organ, which is the biggest in Moselle, and possibly one of the largest in rural areas in the world.
* The 17th century "Calvaire."
* The cemetery "ossuaire."
Links
* [http://www.geoportail.fr/index.php?event=DisplayCartoVisu&url_externe=dGVycml0b3J5PW1ldHImbGFuZz1mciZ4PTkzMjY0MiZ5PTI0NDkzMDAmc2NhbGU9ODAwOCZmb3JlZ3JvdW5kPTYmYmFja2dyb3VuZD0zJmxhbmc9ZnI= Insming on the Geoportail's website]
* [http://www.ign.fr/rubrique.asp?rbr_id=1087&lng_id=EN&CommuneId=92160 Insming on the Institut Géographique National's website]
* [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=57346&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE Insming on the Insee's website]
* [http://www.lion1906.com/Pages/ResultatLocalisation.php?InseeVille=570346 Insming on a map]
* [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=48.9566666666667&longitude=6.875&zoom=8 Map of Insming on Mapquest]
* [http://insming.centerblog.net/rub-8-Le-Village-en-images.html A Blog on Insming with some photos.]
* [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=insming&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=66.281516,104.941406&layer=&ie=UTF8&z=14&ll=48.956777,6.874695&spn=0.027447,0.051241&t=h&om=1 Map of Insming on Google]
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