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Commune in Grand Est, France
Choloy-Ménillot
Commune
The church in MénillotThe church in Ménillot
Coat of arms of Choloy-MénillotCoat of arms
Location of Choloy-Ménillot
Choloy-Ménillot is located in FranceCholoy-MénillotCholoy-MénillotShow map of FranceCholoy-Ménillot is located in Grand EstCholoy-MénillotCholoy-MénillotShow map of Grand Est
Coordinates: 48°39′45″N 5°49′11″E / 48.6625°N 5.8197°E / 48.6625; 5.8197
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMeurthe-et-Moselle
ArrondissementToul
CantonToul
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Pierre Varis
Area11.95 km (4.61 sq mi)
Population702
 • Density59/km (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code54128 /54200
Elevation226–412 m (741–1,352 ft)
(avg. 249 m or 817 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Choloy-Ménillot (French pronunciation: [ʃɔlwa menilo]) is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.

It is located 28 kilometres west of Nancy and 5 kilometres west of Toul.

Near the village is the Royal Canadian Air Force Cemetery Choloy, which contains the remains of Canadian military personnel or their family members who died while serving with the Canadian No. 1 Air Division during the Cold War period of the 1950s and 1960s. It also contains graves of Canadian and Commonwealth aircrew who died in World War II, including: RCAF pilot Andy Watson, 21, from Hamilton, Ont., who stayed with his Lancaster while the rest of the crew; Australian Hurricane pilot Les Clisby, who died during the Battle of France in 1940, and was the first RAF ace of the war to be lost in action; and New Zealand Hurricane pilot Cobber Kain, first RAF ace of the war, who also died during the Battle of France.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. INSEE commune file
Meurthe-et-Moselle Communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department


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