Arrondissement of Briey

The **arrondissement of Briey** is an arrondissement of France, in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department, Grand Est region. Its capital is the city of Briey.

## History
When the Meurthe-et-Moselle department was created in 1871, the *arrondissement* of Briey was part of that original department.

## Geography
The *arrondissement* of Briey is the most northern of the *arrondissements* of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department, in the panhandle. It is bordered to the northwest by Belgium, to the northeast by Luxembourg, to the east by the Moselle department, to the southeast by the *arrondissement* of Nancy, to the southwest by the *arrondissement* of Toul and to the west by the Meuse department.

The *arrondissement* of Briey has an area of . It is the smallest *arrondissement* but the second in population  (164,589 inhabitants).

## Composition
### Cantons
After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the *arrondissements* so they could have *communes* that belong to different *arrondissements*.

There are 6 cantons in the arrondissement of Briey; they are:

# Jarny
# Longwy
# Mont-Saint-Martin
# Pays de Briey
# Pont-à-Mousson (partly)
# Villerupt

### Communes
The *arrondissement* of Briey has 130 *communes*; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː

# Abbéville-lès-Conflans (54002)
# Affléville (54004)
# Allamont (54009)
# Allondrelle-la-Malmaison (54011)
# Anderny (54015)
# Anoux (54018)
# Auboué (54028)
# Audun-le-Roman (54029)
# Avillers (54033)
# Avril (54036)
# Baslieux (54049)
# Batilly (54051)
# Bazailles (54056)
# Bettainvillers (54066)
# Beuveille (54067)
# Beuvillers (54069)
# Boismont (54081)
# Boncourt (54082)
# Brainville (54093)
# Briey (54099)
# Bruville (54103)
# Bréhain-la-Ville (54096)
# Béchamps (54058)
# Chambley-Bussières (54112)
# Charency-Vezin (54118)
# Chenières (54127)
# Colmey (54134)
# Conflans-en-Jarnisy (54136)
# Cons-la-Grandville (54137)
# Cosnes-et-Romain (54138)
# Crusnes (54149)
# Cutry (54151)
# Dampvitoux (54153)
# Domprix (54169)
# Doncourt-lès-Conflans (54171)
# Doncourt-lès-Longuyon (54172)
# Errouville (54181)
# Fillières (54194)
# Fléville-Lixières (54198)
# Fresnois-la-Montagne (54212)
# Friauville (54213)
# Giraumont (54227)
# Gondrecourt-Aix (54231)
# Gorcy (54234)
# Grand-Failly (54236)
# Hagéville (54244)
# Han-devant-Pierrepont (54602)
# Hannonville-Suzémont (54249)
# Hatrize (54253)
# Haucourt-Moulaine (54254)
# Herserange (54261)
# Homécourt (54263)
# Hussigny-Godbrange (54270)
# Jarny (54273)
# Jeandelize (54277)
# Jœuf (54280)
# Joppécourt (54282)
# Jouaville (54283)
# Joudreville (54284)
# Labry (54286)
# Laix (54290)
# Landres (54295)
# Lantéfontaine (54302)
# Les Baroches (54048)
# Lexy (54314)
# Longlaville (54321)
# Longuyon (54322)
# Longwy (54323)
# Lubey (54326)
# Mairy-Mainville (54334)
# Malavillers (54337)
# Mance (54341)
# Mancieulles (54342)
# Mars-la-Tour (54353)
# Mercy-le-Bas (54362)
# Mercy-le-Haut (54363)
# Mexy (54367)
# Moineville (54371)
# Mont-Bonvillers (54084)
# Mont-Saint-Martin (54382)
# Montigny-sur-Chiers (54378)
# Morfontaine (54385)
# Mouaville (54389)
# Moutiers (54391)
# Murville (54394)
# Norroy-le-Sec (54402)
# Olley (54408)
# Onville (54410)
# Othe (54412)
# Ozerailles (54413)
# Petit-Failly (54420)
# Piennes (54425)
# Pierrepont (54428)
# Preutin-Higny (54436)
# Puxe (54440)
# Puxieux (54441)
# Réhon (54451)
# Saint-Ail (54469)
# Saint-Jean-lès-Longuyon (54476)
# Saint-Julien-lès-Gorze (54477)
# Saint-Marcel (54478)
# Saint-Pancré (54485)
# Saint-Supplet (54489)
# Sancy (54491)
# Saulnes (54493)
# Serrouville (54504)
# Sponville (54511)
# Tellancourt (54514)
# Thil (54521)
# Thumeréville (54524)
# Tiercelet (54525)
# Trieux (54533)
# Tronville (54535)
# Tucquegnieux (54536)
# Ugny (54537)
# Valleroy (54542)
# Ville-Houdlémont (54572)
# Ville-au-Montois (54568)
# Ville-sur-Yron (54581)
# Villecey-sur-Mad (54570)
# Villers-la-Chèvre (54574)
# Villers-la-Montagne (54575)
# Villers-le-Rond (54576)
# Villerupt (54580)
# Villette (54582)
# Viviers-sur-Chiers (54590)
# Waville (54593)
# Xivry-Circourt (54598)
# Xonville (54599)
# Épiez-sur-Chiers (54178)

## Related pages
* Arrondissements of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department
* List of arrondissements of France

## References