Martyr ( fr. Marthille ) is a commune in the French department of the Moselle region of Lorraine . Refers to the canton of Delm .
| Commune | |||
| Martiy | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Marthille | |||
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| A country |  France | ||
| Region | Lorraine | ||
| Department | Moselle | ||
| Canton | Delm | ||
| Mayor | Gerard Eronimus (Gérard Hieronimus) | ||
| History and geography | |||
| Square | 10.2 km² | ||
| Center height | 220 m | ||
| Timezone | UTC + 1 , in the summer UTC + 2 | ||
| Population | |||
| Population | 190 people ( 2008 ) | ||
| Density | 19 people / km² | ||
| Digital identifiers | |||
| Postcode | 57340 | ||
| INSEE code | 57451 | ||
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Geography
Martia is located 36 km south-east of Metz . Neighboring communes: Destri in the northeast, Baronville and Morang in the east, Ashen and Pevange in the southeast, Bellange and Dalen in the south, Breing and Château-Breign in the south-west, Viller-sur-Nye in the west.
It stands on the river Nye-Frances .
History
- Indicated in the Charter of 717 of the Abbey of Saint-Arnoul in Metz called Marte.
- Theodore senors de Chateau-Brein .
- The village was burned in 1325 in civil strife with Metz.
- The commune was destroyed during the Thirty Years' War of 1618–1648.
Demographics
According to the 2008 census, 190 people lived in the commune.
Attractions
- Traces of Gallo-Romanesque culture in the forest, called the forest of seniors.
- Church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste, 1785, ruins of 1869, altar of the XVIII century .
- Chapel of Saint-Jean-Baptiste, XV century , former pilgrimage site.