Velaines
| Velaines | |
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  Velaines | |
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Location within Lorraine region  Velaines | |
| Coordinates: 48°42′14″N 5°18′09″E / 48.7039°N 5.3025°ECoordinates: 48°42′14″N 5°18′09″E / 48.7039°N 5.3025°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine |
| Department | Meuse |
| Arrondissement | Bar-le-Duc |
| Canton | Ligny-en-Barrois |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Centre Ornain |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Claude Midon |
| Area1 | 10.71 km2 (4.14 sq mi) |
| Population (1999)2 | 979 |
| • Density | 91/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 55543 / 55500 |
| Elevation |
213–364 m (699–1,194 ft) (avg. 218 m or 715 ft) |
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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. | |
Velaines is a commune in the Meuse department in Lorraine in north-eastern France.
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