Meurthe-et-Moselle



Department of France

Department in Grand Est, France































Meurthe-et-Moselle
Department

Prefecture building of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department, in Nancy

Prefecture building of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department, in Nancy


Coat of arms of Meurthe-et-Moselle
Coat of arms

Location of Meurthe-et-Moselle in France
Location of Meurthe-et-Moselle in France

Coordinates: 48°40′N 06°10′E / 48.667°N 6.167°E / 48.667; 6.167Coordinates: 48°40′N 06°10′E / 48.667°N 6.167°E / 48.667; 6.167
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
PrefectureNancy
Subprefectures
Briey
Lunéville
Toul
Government

 • President of the General Council
Mathieu Klein
Area
1

 • Total5,246 km2 (2,025 sq mi)
Population
(2016)

 • Total733,821
 • Rank33rd
 • Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC+2 (CEST)
Department number54
Arrondissements4
Cantons23
Communes592

^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2







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Meurthe-et-Moselle (French pronunciation: ​[mœʁte mɔzɛl]) is a department in the Grand Est region of France, named after the Meurthe and Moselle rivers.




Contents





  • 1 History


  • 2 Geography


  • 3 Economy


  • 4 Demographics


  • 5 Politics

    • 5.1 Current National Assembly Representatives



  • 6 Tourism


  • 7 See also


  • 8 References


  • 9 External links




History


Meurthe-et-Moselle was created in 1871 at the end of the Franco-Prussian War from the parts of the former departments of Moselle and Meurthe which remained French territory.


The current boundary between Meurthe-et-Moselle and Moselle was the border between France and Germany from 1871 to 1919 and again between 1940 and 1944. The only subsequent change took place in 1997 and involved the incorporation, for administrative reasons, of the little commune of Han-devant-Pierrepont which had previously fallen within the Meuse department.



Geography


Meurthe-et-Moselle is part of the administrative region of Grand Est and the traditional region of Lorraine and is surrounded by the departments of Meuse, Vosges, Bas-Rhin, and Moselle; and by the nations of Luxembourg and Belgium. Parts of Meurthe-et-Moselle belong to the Lorraine Regional Natural Park.


The department extends for 130 km from north to south and is between 7 and 103 km wide.


Its chief rivers are:


  • the Moselle

  • the Meurthe

  • the Chiers

  • the Vezouze


























































Most Populous Meurthe-et-Moselle communes[1]
Rank
Commune
Canton
Arrondissement
Population
1

Nancy

Nancy-1
Nancy-2
Nancy-3

Nancy
104,072
2

Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy

Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy

Nancy
29,836
3

Lunéville

Lunéville-1
Lunéville-2

Lunéville
19,516
4

Toul

Toul

Toul
16,128
5

Pont-à-Mousson

Pont-à-Mousson

Nancy
14,792
6

Laxou

Laxou

Nancy
14,681
7

Villers-lès-Nancy

Laxou

Nancy
14,133
8

Longwy

Longwy

Briey
14,092
9

Dombasle-sur-Meurthe

Lunéville-1

Nancy
9,953
10

Maxéville

Val de Lorraine Sud

Nancy
9,796


Economy


The economy was highly dependent on mining until the 1960s. There are iron, salt, and lime extraction sites. The urban area around Nancy has a very dynamic economy based largely on services, research, and higher education.



Demographics


The inhabitants of the department are known as Meurthe-et-Mosellans. The area around Nancy has become highly urbanized, whereas the Saintois in the south is quite rural.



Politics



Current National Assembly Representatives





























ConstituencyMember[2]Party


Meurthe-et-Moselle's 1st constituency

Carole Grandjean

La République En Marche!


Meurthe-et-Moselle's 2nd constituency

Laurent Garcia

MoDem


Meurthe-et-Moselle's 3rd constituency

Xavier Paluszkiewicz

La République En Marche!


Meurthe-et-Moselle's 4th constituency

Thibault Bazin

The Republicans


Meurthe-et-Moselle's 5th constituency

Dominique Potier

Socialist Party


Meurthe-et-Moselle's 6th constituency

Caroline Fiat

La France Insoumise


Tourism



See also


  • Arrondissements of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department

  • Cantons of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department

  • Communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department


References




  1. ^ "Insee - Populations légales 2013". Insee. Retrieved September 11, 2016..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ http://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/




External links





  • Prefecture website (in French)


  • General council website (in French)


  • Tourism website (in French)










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