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{{Short description|Administrative division in Grand Est, France}}
{{Infobox French commune
|name                   = Baccarat
|commune status         = [[Communes of France|Commune]]
|image coat of arms     = Blason baccarat 54.svg
|image                  = Baccarat-aérien.JPG
|caption                = An aerial view of Baccarat
|arrondissement         = Lunéville
|canton                 = Baccarat
|INSEE                  = 54039
|postal code            = 54120
|mayor                  = Christian Gex<ref>{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=2 December 2020|language=fr}}</ref>
|term                   = 2020&ndash;2026
|intercommunality       = [[Communauté de communes du Territoire de Lunéville à Baccarat|Territoire de Lunéville à Baccarat]]
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|elevation m            = 275
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|elevation max m        = 365
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'''Baccarat''' ({{IPA|fr|bakaʁa|IPA}}; {{langx|de|Burgambach}}) is a town and [[Communes of France|commune]] in the [[Meurthe-et-Moselle]] [[Departments of France|department]] in the [[Grand Est]] region of north-eastern [[France]].

The commune has been awarded '''three flowers''' by the ''National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom'' in the ''Competition of cities and villages in Bloom''.<ref>[http://www.cnvvf.fr/les_villes_et_village_fleuris-47.html Baccarat in the Competition for Towns and Villages in Bloom] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141210053901/http://www.cnvvf.fr/les_villes_et_village_fleuris-47.html |date=December 10, 2014 }} {{in lang|fr}}</ref>

==Geography==
Baccarat lies in the [[Arrondissements of France|district]] (''{{lang|fr|arrondissement}}'') of [[Lunéville]] in the [[Departments of France|department]] of [[Meurthe-et-Moselle]].{{sfnp|''EB''|1878}}

Baccarat is located some 25&nbsp;km south-east of [[Lunéville]] and 30&nbsp;km north-west of [[Saint-Dié-des-Vosges]] in the [[Meurthe (river)|Meurthe]] river valley between the [[Deneuvre]] plateau and the wooded hills of Grammont. Access to the commune is by the [[Route nationale]] N59 from [[Bertrichamps]] in the south-east which passes through the heart of the commune east of the town and continues north-west to join the N333 south-east of Lunéville. The D590 also goes from Bertrichamps and passes through the town continuing north-west to [[Azerailles]]. The D19 goes north from the village to [[Gélacourt]]. The D935 goes north-east from the town to [[Merviller]] and also south-west, changing to the D435 at the departmental border, to [[Ménil-sur-Belvitte]].<ref name=Google>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Baccarat,+France/@48.4505856,6.7385675,14z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x479388d5cdf621f5:0x85f3ec6b0f1e7d77 Google Maps]</ref> A railway also passes through the commune with a station near the town and the railway line coming from Azerailles in the north-west continuing to Bertrichamps in the south-east. The commune has a large forest in the east with the rest of the commune mixed forest and farmland. The [[Meurthe (river)|Meurthe]] river passes through the commune and the town from the south-east flowing north—west to eventually join the [[Moselle]] at [[Custines]]. The ''Ruisseau des Bingottes'' rises east of the commune and joins the Meurthe in the south of the commune.

{{Geographic location
|title = '''Neighbouring communes and villages'''
|width=auto
|Centre    = Baccarat
|North     = [[Gélacourt]]
|Northeast = [[Merviller]]
|East      = [[Veney]]
|Southeast = [[Bertrichamps]]
|South     = [[Deneuvre]]
|Southwest = [[Bazien]]
|West      = [[Fontenoy-la-Joûte]]
|Northwest = [[Glonville]]
}}

==History==
[[File:Treatment room for gassed patients at American Evacuation Hospital Number 2, Baccarat, France., 06-08-1918 - NARA - 530729.tif|thumb|right|American Hospital No. 2 in Baccarat specialised in the treatment of patients "gassed" by chemical weapons during the [[First World War]], 8 June 1918]]

Baccarat was originally a suburb of the city of [[Deneuvre]] which has Roman origins. The name ''Baccarat'' comes perhaps from ''Bacchi-ara'' ("Altar of Bacchus") which was the name of a Roman [[castellum]] of which there remains a relic called the ''Tower of Bacha'' on the heights of Deneuvre.

The [[Castellany]] belonged to the [[Diocese of Metz]]. In 1305 Henri, first lord of [[Blâmont]] from the [[House of Salm]], dedicated Deneuvre for the Bishop of Metz and, to ensure its safety, he built the '''Tower of Voués''' at the bottom of the spur. A suburb formed at its foot: this was the origin of Baccarat (which has been spelt ''Bacquarat, Bakarroit, Beckarrat'', and ''Backarrat''). The name ''Baccarat'' appeared for the first time in 1291.

In 1459 the city was best known for its [[draper]]s as well as wine. [[Louis XV]] authorized the creation of a glassworks in 1764 at the instigation of the Bishop of Metz who was anxious to sell the important local production of firewood. A glassworks named Antoine Renaut responded to the authorisation. The works became a crystal glassworks in 1817 and was sold to the ''Compagnie des Cristalleries'' in 1881 subsequently achieving worldwide fame under the name of [[Baccarat (company)|Baccarat]]. The growing number of workers enabled the development of the commune with the construction of housing, schools, shops, roads, and small industries but the war marked a halt to this development.

On the eve of the [[First World War]] the city was home to the 20th Batailion of Foot Chasseurs at the Haxo barracks - some buildings of which remain today. The period between the two world wars was marked by the construction of the church, the bridge, and the town hall (1924). During the [[Second World War]] there was much damage to the city including the destruction of the church in October 1944. Liberated by the French [[2nd Armored Division (France)|2nd Armoured Division]] on 31 October 1944, the city resumed its industrial expansion in 1945. The reconstruction of the church was done in 1953.

===Heraldry===
{{Blazon-arms
|img1=Blason baccarat 54.svg
|legend1=Arms of Baccarat 
|text=These are the Arms of the chapter of the cathedral at Metz who owned the lordship, together with a stemmed glass symbolising the crystal glass industry.

'''Blazon:'''<br/>
''Party per fesse, 1 Gules a dexter arm hand Carnation armed Argent holding a sword the same hilt and pommel Or between two roundels the same; 2 Azure a goblet Argent.''
}}

==Administration==
[[File:Mairie de Baccarat.JPG|thumb|The Town Hall]]
[[File:Larcole.JPG|thumb|The Escadron de Gendarmerie Mobile at Baccarat]]
The Canton of Baccarat includes 20 communes: [[Azerailles]], Baccarat proper, [[Bertrichamps]], [[Brouville]], [[Deneuvre]], [[Flin]], [[Fontenoy-la-Joûte]], [[Gélacourt]], [[Glonville]], [[Hablainville]], [[Lachapelle, Meurthe-et-Moselle|Lachapelle]], [[Merviller]], [[Mignéville]], [[Montigny, Meurthe-et-Moselle|Montigny]], [[Pettonville]], [[Reherrey]], [[Thiaville-sur-Meurthe]], [[Vacqueville]], [[Vaxainville]], and [[Veney]].

The ''Community of communes of Cristal'' was created on 1 January 2004 to link Baccarat with the neighbouring communes of Lachapelle and Thiaville-sur-Meurthe.

In 2010 Baccarat was awarded the [[Certification mark]] of "Ville Internet @@" (Internet Town).<ref>[http://www.villes-internet.net/ville/?tx_icscommunity_pi1%5Btable%5D=tx_icscommunity_group&tx_icscommunity_pi1%5Bgroup%5D=1686 Baccarat on the Villes Internet official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129194725/http://www.villes-internet.net/ville/?tx_icscommunity_pi1%5Btable%5D=tx_icscommunity_group&tx_icscommunity_pi1%5Bgroup%5D=1686 |date=2014-11-29 }} {{in lang|fr}}</ref>

{{incomplete list|date=April 2021}}
'''List of Successive [[Mayor (France)|Mayors]]'''<ref>[http://www.francegenweb.org/mairesgenweb/resultcommune.php?id=4051 List of Mayors of France] {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! From !! To !! Name !! Party !! Position
|-
|  || 1857 || Jean Joseph Grégoire  ||   || 
|-
| 1914 || 1914 || Arthur Marie Joseph Tisserand  ||   || 
|-
| 1965 || 1971 || Jean-Marie Fève ||   || Doctor, born in [[Vicherey]]
|-
| 1971 || 1975 || André Violle ||   || 
|-
| 1975 || 1983 || Georges Humbert ||   || 
|-
| 1983 || 1989 || Michel Bacus ||   || 
|-
| 1989 || 2001 || Jean-Marie Fève ||   || 
|-
| 2001 || 2008 || Michel le Paige || [[Socialist Party (France)|PS]]  || 
|-
| 2008 || 2014 || Josette Renaux ||   || Retired French Consul
|-
| 2014 || 2026 || Christian Gex || [[Socialist Party (France)|PS]] || Engineer
|}

===Twinning===
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in France}}

Baccarat has [[Twin towns and sister cities|twinning]] associations with:<ref>[https://pastel.diplomatie.gouv.fr/cncdext/dyn/public/atlas/rechercheAtlasFrance.html National Commission for Decentralised cooperation] {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Gernsbach]] (Germany) since 1962.

==Population==
The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Bachâmois'' or ''Bachâmoises'' in French.<ref>[https://www.habitants.fr/meurthe-et-moselle-54 Le nom des habitants du 54 - Meurthe-et-Moselle], habitants.fr</ref>

{{Historical populations
| align = none
| cols = 2
| percentages = pagr
| source = EHESS<ref name=ehess>{{Cassini-Ehess|2314|Baccarat}}</ref> and INSEE<ref name=pophist>[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-54039#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE</ref>
| graph-pos = bottom
|1793 |983
|1800 |1096
|1806 |1246
|1821 |1857
|1831 |2304
|1836 |3057
|1841 |3216
|1846 |3260
|1851 |3520
|1856 |3565
|1861 |4121
|1872 |5036
|1876 |5764
|1881 |6013
|1886 |5823
|1891 |5723
|1896 |6772
|1901 |7014
|1906 |6996
|1911 |7277
|1921 |5739
|1926 |5605
|1931 |5598
|1936 |5336
|1946 |5034
|1954 |6024
|1962 |6067
|1968 |5856
|1975 |5590
|1982 |5433
|1990 |5022
|1999 |4746
|2007 |4663
|2012 |4512
|2017 |4330
}}

==Economy==
The town's celebrated glassworks and crystal factory, also known as [[Baccarat (company)|Baccarat]], has operated since 1765.{{sfnp|''EB''|1878}} Its technique was established by Aimé Gabriel d'Artigues. Many of its workers under Mr. Roland-Gosselin in the 1950s were awarded the title of [[Meilleur Ouvrier de France]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Overney |first=Pauline |date=2017-06-13 |title=#96 |url=https://www.lorrainemag.com/magazine/96/ |access-date=2023-04-05 |website=Lorraine Magazine |language=fr-FR}}</ref>

Around the time of the [[Franco-Prussian War]], the town was also noted for its large export trade of [[timber industry|timber]], [[wheelwright|wheels]], [[plank (wood)|plank]]s, and [[charcoal]].{{sfnp|''EB''|1878}}

==Culture and heritage==
[[File:Musée Baccarat 1.jpg|thumb|The Baccarat Museum]]
[[File:Objet-en-cristal-musee-baccarat-paris.jpg|thumb|A Crystal object in the Baccarat Museum, Paris]]

===Civil heritage===
The commune has many sites that are registered as historical monuments:
*The '''Berthelon Gasworks''' at 28 Rue du 20e Bataillon (1909){{Mérimée Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|IA54000952|IA54000952 Berthelon Gasworks}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref> The Gasworks contains a Gas Meter (19th century){{Palissy Icon}} which is registered as an historical object.<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|IM54004518|IM54004518 Gas meter}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
*The '''Société des Constructions Métalliques de Baccarat''' (Metalwork Factory) at 30 Rue du 20e Bataillon (1913){{Mérimée Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|IA54000960|IA54000960 Metalwork Factory}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
*The '''Hydro-electric Power Plant''' at Rue des Cristalleries (1927){{Mérimée Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|IA54001021|IA54001021 Hydro-electric Power Plant}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
*The '''Gasworks''' at 49 Rue des Cristalleries (1851){{Mérimée Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|IA54001014|IA54001014 Gasworks}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
*The '''Chateau de la Cristallerie''' (now Museum) at 6 Rue des Cristalleries (1764){{Mérimée Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|IA54001019|IA54001019 Chateau}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref> was enlarged for Aimé d'Artigues (1778–1848), the recipient of the glassworks in 1816 by the addition of two lateral bodies in 1817. It was used as housing for the administrators of the crystal works from the middle the 19th century. Part of the ground floor has now been converted into a museum of Baccarat crystal products. The park was bisected by an open street in the 1st half of the 19th century and a part (located to the west of the orangery) was subdivided in the last years of the 19th century for the construction of the Workers' City. There are also some private archives.
*The '''Saint Anne Glassworks''' (now [[Baccarat (company)|Cristallerie de Baccarat]]) at 6-49 Rue des Cristalleries (1764–1954){{Mérimée Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|IA54001025|IA54001025 Glassworks Complex}} {{Mérimée|IA54001015|IA54001015 Saint Anne Glassworks}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref> The Glassworks contains a Stained glass panel depicting Glass workers (1992){{Palissy Icon}} which is registered as an historical object.<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|IM54004536|IM54004536 Stained glass panel depicting Glass workers}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
*A '''Sawmill''' at 4a Rue de Humbépaire (19th century){{Mérimée Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|IA54000959|IA54000959 Sawmill}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
*The '''Drouard et Berthault Lock and Metalwork Factory''' (now Société des Constructions Métalliques de Baccarat) at 10 Avenue de Lachapelle (1873){{Mérimée Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|IA54000966|IA54000966 Drouard et Berthault Lock and Metalwork Factory}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
*The former '''Dairy Factory''' (now an Auto workshop) on Route de Merviller (1930){{Mérimée Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|IA54000953|IA54000953 Dairy Factory}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
*The former '''Deneuvre Mill''' (now a Crystal Lapidary and Engraving Factory) on Rue du Moulin de Deneuvre (1836){{Mérimée Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|IA54000954|IA54000954 Deneuvre Mill}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
*The '''Workers' City''' (1764–1892){{Mérimée Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|IA54001024|IA54001024 Workers' City}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref>

;An exhibition of Baccarat Glass at Petit Palais à Paris, November 2014
<gallery>
File:Old Baccarat, Champagne Crape, around 1890.jpg|Champagne Glass 1890
File:Exposition Baccarat au Petit Palais à Paris, november 2014 005.jpg
File:Exposition Baccarat au Petit Palais à Paris, november 2014 002.jpg
File:Exposition Baccarat au Petit Palais à Paris, november 2014 007.jpg
File:Exposition Baccarat au Petit Palais à Paris, november 2014 004.jpg
File:Exposition Baccarat au Petit Palais à Paris, octobre 2014.jpg
File:Cristal de Baccarat - Lustre.JPG
File:Exposition Baccarat au Petit Palais à Paris, november 2014 003.jpg
File:Exposition Baccarat au Petit Palais à Paris, november 2014 008.jpg
File:Baccarat glass Chandelier, c. 1840, made for the Indian market.jpg|A Baccarat Chandelier (1840) made for India
</gallery>

[[File:Baccarat Tour des Voués.jpg|thumb|The Tower of Voués]]
;Other sites of interest
*The '''Tower of Voués''' was the [[keep]] of the castle built in 1305 by Count Henry I to protect the serfs' houses. It measures 11.70 m in the North by 14.70 m in the East and its height is approximately 30 m. It was sold in 1332 by Henry III to Adhémar de Monteil (Bishop of Metz) who built a castle around which Baccarat would be built. The castle was demolished in the middle of the 17th century by [[Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine]].
*The '''Town Hall''' in neo-Renaissance style was built in 1924 by architect Deville, inspired by Flemish houses. On the facade carved buttons represent the different skills of the crystal industry. The grand staircase is the work of Jean Prouvé. The entire building was completely renovated in 2004. The Town Hall contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
**Framed Drawings (1947){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy, Drawings: {{Palissy|PM54001379|PM54001379 The Church after its destruction in 1944}} {{Palissy|PM54001378|PM54001378 The Church after its destruction in 1944}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
**Framed Paintings (19th-20th century){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy, Paintings: {{Palissy|PM54001377|PM54001377 Waterfall}} {{Palissy|PM54001376|PM54001376 The Church in ruins}} {{Palissy|PM54001375|PM54001375 Champigneulles, a Lorrain village}} {{Palissy|PM54001374|PM54001374 A Lane overlooking a Valley}} {{Palissy|PM54001373|PM54001373 Lake and Village (River)}} {{Palissy|PM54001372|PM54001372 Lake and small boat (Bathing spot)}} {{Palissy|PM54001371|PM54001371 3 Birches in the Marsh}} {{Palissy|PM54001370|PM54001370 La Pexure: Stream in a village under a large tree}} {{Palissy|PM54001369|PM54001369 Mountain Landscape}} {{Palissy|PM54001368|PM54001368 Marine (or foam)}} {{Palissy|PM54001369|PM54001369 Birches in autumn with Mountain background}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
**4 Chandeliers and 6 [[Sconce (light fixture)|Sconce]]s of Baccarat crystal (1925){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|PM54001366|PM54001366 4 Chandeliers and 6 Sconces}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
*The '''Haxo Building''' contains a Painting of a Forest Landscape which is registered as an historical object.{{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|PM54001380|PM54001380 Painting: Forest Landscape}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
*The '''Community Hall''' contains two items that are registered as historical objects:
**2 [[Chandelier]]s and 2 [[Sconce (light fixture)|Sconce]]s (1925){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|PM54001365|PM54001365 2 Chandeliers and 2 Sconces}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
**2 Paintings: A Boar taken by a team of Mastiffs and The double blow (1886){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|PM54001364|PM54001364 2 Paintings: A Boar taken by a team of Mastiffs and The double blow}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
*The '''[[Musée Baccarat|Baccarat Museum]]''' at 2 Rue des Cristalleries
*An '''[[Arboretum]] and rose garden''' (Michaut Park - 7 hectares) behind the Hotel de Ville.
*The '''Crystal fountain roundabout''' between the Town Hall and St Rémy de Baccarat
*'''Fables de La Fontaine''', made of stained glass windows in pink sandstone frames, are installed in different areas in the city.
*The '''Pôle Bijou'''

===Religious heritage===
[[File:Baccarat eglise.JPG|thumb|The Church of Saint-Rémy]]
The commune has several religious buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:
*The '''Chapel of Saint Anne''' at 6 Rue des Cristalleries (1775){{Mérimée Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|IA54001020|IA54001020 Chapel of Saint Anne}} {{in lang|fr}}{{Camera}}</ref> was intended for the use of glassworks staff. It was built as a church annexe for the Deneuvre parish in 1802 and currently it is used for summer exhibitions organized by the Baccarat factory.
*The '''Church of Saint-Rémy''' at Au Patis (1954){{Mérimée Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|PA54000078|PA54000078 Church of Saint-Rémy}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref> was destroyed in 1944 and rebuilt in modern style. Built by the architect Nicolas Kazis, it is entirely built using the sign of the triangle - the symbol of the Holy Trinity. The bell tower of trihedral shape measures 55 metres in height and houses 3 bells. On each side of the [[Choir (architecture)|choir]] two symmetrical groups represent the [[twelve Apostles]], recognizable by their traditional attributes. Beautiful wrought iron furniture completes the church: two [[stoup]]s with basins in baccarat, a chandelier, 2 separation grills in the [[transept]], the [[Ambon (liturgy)|Ambon]], the [[Church tabernacle|Tabernacle]] with its and crystal panels, and a baptistery at the foot of the cross with a wooden Christ. There are two other statues in the lateral [[nave]]s: Saint Remy and a Virgin and Child (Our Lady of the Offering) by François Brochet. The side aisles have sculptures of reconstituted stone and Baccarat crystal representing the 14 Stations of the Cross. A wonderful ceiling (the most beautiful of its kind in Europe) is composed of 130 laminated timber elements which weigh 19 tons. At the entrance of the church a pipe organ by Jacquot Lavergne was installed in the gallery in 1958 with 3 keyboards and pedals and 40 registers. The organ has 3,660 pipes. The church contains two items that are registered as historical objects:
**A [[Ciborium (container)|Ciborium]] (No. 3) (19th century){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|IM54009564|IM54009564 Ciborium No. 3}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
**48 [[Stained glass]] windows: The Apostles and Calvary (1957){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|IM54002454|IM54002454 48 Stained glass windows: The Apostles and Calvary}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref> The panels are composed of 4,000 glass tiles 2.5&nbsp;cm thick cut into 20,000 small pieces of Baccarat crystal fitted in concrete. The colourful set uses over 150 colours which makes it unique in the world.

;Other religious sites of interest
*The '''Chapel of Saint Christopher''' (12th century) has some statues.
*The '''Chapel of Saint Catherine''' (17th century)
*'''Chapel of Our Lady of Deliverance''' (19th century)
*'''Chapel of Our Lady of Humbépaire''' (1948) is illuminated by 20 stained glass panels by Gabriel Loire, a carillon of 6 Paccard bells is installed in the belfry.
*Remains of the '''[[Carmelite]] Convent''' (15th century)
*The '''Church of Saint Joseph of Badmenil''' was restored in 2012.

<gallery>
File:Baccarat chapelle christal.JPG|Chapel of Saint Anne
File:Baccarat humbepaire.JPG|Chapel of  Our Lady of Humbépaire
File:Baccarat ste catherine.JPG|Chapel of Saint Catherine
File:Baccarat nd delivrance.JPG|Chapel of Our Lady of Deliverance
File:Badmenil eglise.JPG|Church of Saint-Joseph of Badmenil
</gallery>

===Military Life===
[[File:Baccarat cimetiere militaire francais.JPG|thumb|Baccarat Military Cemetery]]

The 20th Battalion of Foot Chasseurs were stationed in Baccarat from 1906 to 1918.

===Festivals===
*The '''Fête du pâté lorrain''' (Festival of Lorraine pâté) is held on the second Sunday of September
*The '''Grand Carnival''' is held in March every second year
*'''Les Insolites''' (The Unusuals) is a discovery trail of contemporary works in Michaut Park from mid-June to the end of August
*The '''Festival International des Métiers d'art'' (International Festival of Crafts) (FIMA) is held every second year

== Notable people linked to the commune ==
* Louis Ancel (1736–1802), General of the Army of the Republic, died in Baccarat.
* [[François Gény]] (1861–1959), lawyer, born in Baccarat.
* [[Jean-Michel Bertrand]] (1943–2008), politician, MP for Ain, born in Baccarat.
* Édouard Ignace (1862–1924), former MP for Seine and Under-secretary of State for Military Justice.
* [[Maurice Jaubert]], composer born in 1900, wounded in action and died in Baccarat on 19 June 1940.
* Charles Peccatte (1870–1962), painter
* [[Michel-Auguste Colle]] (1872–1949), painter
* [[André Thirion]] (1907–2001), leftist activist and surrealist writer

==See also==
*[[Communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department]]

==References==

===Citations===
{{Reflist|30em}}

===Bibliography===
* {{citation |contribution=[[s:Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition/Baccarat|Baccarat]] |title=Encyclopædia Britannica|edition=9th|volume=II|editor-last=Baynes |editor-first=Thomas Spencer |display-editors=0 |publisher=Charles Scribner's Sons |location=New York |date=1878 |ref={{harvid|''EB''|1878}} |page=194 }}.

==External links==
{{Commons category|Baccarat (Meurthe-et-Moselle)}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20180810033004/http://ville-baccarat.fr/ Baccarat official website] {{in lang|fr}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20200210100356/https://www.baccarat.fr/ The Baccarat Glassworks website] {{in lang|fr}}
*[http://rumsey.geogarage.com/maps/cassinige.html?lat=48.4492&lon=6.7389&zoom=13 ''Bacarat'' on the 1750 Cassini Map]

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