Baccarat, Meurthe-et-Moselle

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Coordinates: 48°26′57″N 6°44′20″E / 48.4491667, 06.738888

Commune of Baccarat
Location
Administration
Country	France
Region	Lorraine
Department	Meurthe-et-Moselle
Arrondissement	Lunéville
Canton	Baccarat
Mayor	Michel le Paige (2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation	257 m–365 m (avg. 275 m)
Land area¹	13.53 km²
Population² (1999)	474
- Density	351/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	54039/ 54120
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

Baccarat is a town in France of about 5000 inhabitants. It is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle département in the south of the Lorraine région.

[edit] Crystal

In 1764, King Louis XV granted permission to the Bishop of Metz to establish a glassworks at Baccarat. The Baccarat crystalworks are world-famous for their glass and crystal artwork, and the Musée du Cristal, owned by the company, is Lorraine's biggest private museum.

[edit] Sights

The Church of Saint Rémy is notable for its artistic glass windows.

[edit] External links

• (French) http://www.ville-baccarat.fr