What is Baccarat, Meurthe-et-Moselle?
{{Refimprove|date=December 2011}} {{Infobox French commune |name = Baccarat |image coat of arms = Blason baccarat 54.svg |image = Baccarat-aérien.JPG |arrondissement = Lunéville |canton = Baccarat |INSEE = 54039 |postal code = 54120 |mayor = Michel le Paige |term = 2001–2008 |intercommunality = |coordinates = {{coord|48.4491667|06.738888|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |elevation m = 275 |elevation min m = 257 |elevation max m = 365 |area km2 = 13.53 |population = 4746 |population date = 1999 |}} '''Baccarat''' is a [[Communes of France|town]] in the [[Meurthe-et-Moselle]] [[Departments of France|area]] in northeastern [[France]]. ==Crystal== [[Image:St-Remy Baccarat.jpg|thumb|left|260px|St. Remy church]] In 1764, King [[Louis XV of France|Louis the fifteenth]] allowed to the [[Bishop of Metz]] to start a glass factory at Baccarat. The [[Baccarat (company)|Baccarat crystalworks]] are famous for their glass and [[crystal]] artwork, and the Musée du Cristal, owned by the company, is Lorraine's biggest private museum. ==Sights== [[Image:Baccarat mairie.jpg|thumb|left|260px|Hotel de ville de Baccarat]] The Church of Saint Rémy is well known for its artistic glass windows. ==Related pages== *[[Communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department]] ==Other websites== * http://www.ville-baccarat.fr {{in lang|fr}} {{Commons category|Baccarat}} [[Category:Communes in Meurthe-et-Moselle]]