Frolois

Frolois
Frolois
Location within Lorraine region Frolois
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine
Department	Meurthe-et-Moselle
Arrondissement	Nancy
Canton	Vézelise
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Saintois au Vermois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Claude Colin
Area1	9.4 km2 (3.6 sq mi)
Population (1999)2	560
• Density	60/km2 (150/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	54214 / 54160
Elevation	222–327 m (728–1,073 ft) (avg. 320 m or 1,050 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Frolois is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France. It is the site of the former fortified castle of Acraignes. The counts of Vaudémont were the first owners of Frolois, from the 13th century. The castle passed through numerous hands - Nicolas de Haraucourt acquired it in 1553, at the beginning of the 18th century it was rebuilt by Anne-Marie-Joseph de Lorraine-Harcourt, prince de Guise ; after the revolution the castle was sold as a national asset in 1795. No remains can be seen todayl.

Geography

The river Madon flows through the commune.

See also

• Communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department