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Meurthe-et-Moselle
Meurthe-et-Moselle () is a '' département'' in the Grand Est region of France, named after the rivers Meurthe and Moselle. Its prefecture and largest city is Nancy and it borders the departments of Meuse to the west, Vosges to the south, Moselle and Bas-Rhin and it borders the Belgian province of Luxembourg and the country of Luxembourg by the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette to the north. It had a population of 733,760 in 2019.Populations légales 2019: 54 Meurthe-et-Moselle
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History

Meurthe-et-Moselle was created in 1871 at the end of the from the parts of the former departments of
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Communes Of The Meurthe-et-Moselle Department
The following is a list of the 591 communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):Périmètre des groupements en 2025
BANATIC. Accessed 28 May 2025.
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Métropole du Grand Nancy Métropole du Grand Nancy () is the ''métropole'', an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Nancy. It is located in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department, in the Grand Est region, northeastern France. It was created in July 2016, replaci ...
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Arrondissements Of The Meurthe-et-Moselle Department
The 4 Arrondissements of France, arrondissements of the Meurthe-et-Moselle Departments of France, department are: # Arrondissement of Lunéville (subprefecture: Lunéville), with 162 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 74,722 in 2021. # Arrondissement of Nancy (Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department: Nancy, France, Nancy), with 196 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 427,697 in 2021. # Arrondissement of Toul (subprefecture: Toul), with 118 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 65,665 in 2021. # Arrondissement of Val-de-Briey (Subprefectures in France, subprefecture: Val de Briey), with 115 Communes of France, communes. The population of the arrondissement was 164,402 in 2021. History In 1800 the arrondissements of Nancy, Arrondissement of Château-Salins, Château-Salins, Lunéville, Arrondissement of Sarrebourg, Sarrebourg and Toul were established as subdivisions of the department Meurthe (departme ...
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Cantons Of The Meurthe-et-Moselle Department
The following is a list of the 23 cantons of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department, in France, following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015: * Baccarat * Entre Seille et Meurthe * Grand Couronné * Jarny * Jarville-la-Malgrange * Laxou * Longwy * Lunéville-1 * Lunéville-2 * Meine au Saintois * Mont-Saint-Martin * Nancy-1 * Nancy-2 * Nancy-3 * Neuves-Maisons * Le Nord-Toulois * Pays de Briey * Pont-à-Mousson * Saint-Max * Toul * Val de Lorraine Sud * Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy (, literally ''Vandœuvre Lès, near Nancy, France, Nancy'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle Departments of France, department in north-eastern France. Its inhabitants are called ''Vandopériens'' ... * Villerupt File:Cantons de Meurthe-et-Moselle.svg, Before March 2015. File:Cantons de Meurthe-et-Moselle 2014.svg, After March 2015. References {{Cantons of France ...
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Meurthe (river)
The Meurthe () is a river in north-eastern France, right tributary to the river Moselle. It is long. Its source is in the Vosges mountains, near the Col de la Schlucht in the Vosges département, from where it flows in an overall north-westerly direction. Its name gave rise to the naming of the present French ''département'' Meurthe-et-Moselle and the former (before the change in the Franco-German border after the Franco-Prussian war of 1870) ''département'' Meurthe. Channelled during its route through Nancy, the river flows into the Moselle at Pompey on the northern edge of Nancy, a short distance down-stream from the Port of Frouard. Towns along the river Meurthe include: * in Vosges: Fraize, Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, Raon-l'Étape * in Meurthe-et-Moselle: Baccarat Baccarat or baccara (; ) is a card game. It is now mainly played at casinos, but formerly popular at house-parties and private gaming rooms. The game's origins are a mixture of precursors from China, Jap ...
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Val De Briey
Val de Briey () is a commune in the department of Meurthe-et-Moselle, northeastern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the former communes of Briey (the seat), Mancieulles and Mance.Arrêté préfectoral
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Population

The population data given in the table below refer to the commune in its geography as of January 2020.


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Communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department The following is a list of the 591 communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department of France. The communes cooperate in the following inte ...
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Lunéville
Lunéville ( ; German : ''Lünstadt'' ; Lorrain: ''Leneinvile'') is a commune in the northeastern French department of Meurthe-et-Moselle. It is a subprefecture of the department and lies on the river Meurthe at its confluence with the Vezouze. History Lunéville was a renowned resort in the 18th century, known as the capital of Lorraine. The grand Château de Lunéville, built in 1702 for Leopold, Duke of Lorraine to replace an older palace, was the residence of the duke of Lorraine until the duchy was annexed by France in 1766. The château was designed in the style of Versailles to satisfy Leopold's wife, Élisabeth Charlotte d'Orléans, the niece of Louis XIV, and became known as the "Versailles of Lorraine". It includes a chapel designed by Germain Boffrand. Leopold and his wife were the parents of Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine and Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor (through him they were the grandparents of Marie Antoinette). The last duke of Lorraine was Stan ...
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Chaynesse Khirouni
Chaynesse Khirouni (born 17 March 1968 in Douai) is a French politician elected in 2012 as a deputy for the Socialist Party. She is the daughter of a steel industry Algerian toiler. She finished first in the first round in Meurthe-et-Moselle Meurthe-et-Moselle () is a '' département'' in the Grand Est region of France, named after the rivers Meurthe and Moselle. Its prefecture and largest city is Nancy and it borders the departments of Meuse to the west, Vosges to the south, ...'s 1st constituency, with 37.9% and won the second round with 52.23%. She also sits on the municipal council of Nancy. Notes and references 1968 births Living people People from Douai French people of Algerian descent Socialist Party (France) politicians French city councillors Women members of the National Assembly (France) Deputies of the 14th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic 21st-century French women politicians {{France-politician-Socialist-stub ...
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Moselle
The Moselle ( , ; ; ) is a river that rises in the Vosges mountains and flows through north-eastern France and Luxembourg to western Germany. It is a bank (geography), left bank tributary of the Rhine, which it joins at Koblenz. A small part of Belgium is in its drainage basin, basin as it includes the Sauer and the Our River, Our. Its lower course "twists and turns its way between Trier and Koblenz along one of Germany's most beautiful river valleys."''Moselle: Holidays in one of Germany's most beautiful river valleys''
at www.romantic-germany.info. Retrieved 23 Jan 2016.
In this section the land to the north is the Eifel which stretches into Belgium; to the south lies the Hunsrück. The river flows through a region that was cultivated by the Romans. Today, its hi ...
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Nancy, France
Nancy is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the northeastern Departments of France, French department of Meurthe-et-Moselle. It was the capital of the Duchy of Lorraine, which was Lorraine and Barrois, annexed by France under King Louis XV in 1766 and replaced by a Provinces of France, province, with Nancy maintained as capital. Following its rise to prominence in the Age of Enlightenment, it was nicknamed the "capital of Eastern France" in the late 19th century. The metropolitan area of Nancy had a population of 508,793 inhabitants as of 2021, making it the 16th-largest functional area (France), functional urban area in France and Lorraine's largest. The population of the city of Nancy proper is 104,387 (2022). The motto of the city is —a reference to the thistle, which is a symbol of Lorraine. Place Stanislas, a large square built between 1752 and 1756 by architect Emmanuel Héré under the direction of Stanislaus I of Poland to link the medieval old town of Nancy and ...
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Toul
Toul () is a Communes of France, commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle Departments of France, department in north-eastern France. It is a Subprefectures in France, sub-prefecture of the department. Geography Toul is between Commercy and Nancy, France, Nancy, and the river Moselle and Canal de la Marne au Rhin. Climate Toul has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfb''). The average annual temperature in Toul is . The average annual rainfall is with June as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around , and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Toul was on 11 August 1998; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 9 January 1985. History Toul was known to the Ancient Rome, Romans as , and was the capital of the Gaul, Gaulish tribe of the Leuci. In 550, King Theudebald convoked a Council of Toul, synod at Toul. In 612, King Theudebert II of Austrasia was defeated by King Theuderic II of Burg ...
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Moselle (department)
Moselle () is the most populous department in Lorraine, in the northeast of France, and is named after the river Moselle, a tributary of the Rhine, which flows through the western part of the department. It had a population of 1,046,543 in 2019.Populations légales 2019: 57 Moselle
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Inhabitants of the department are known as ''Mosellans''.


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On 4 March 1790 Moselle became one ...
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Departments Of France
In the administrative divisions of France, the department (, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level ("territorial collectivity, territorial collectivities"), between the Regions of France, administrative regions and the Communes of France, communes. There are a total of 101 departments, consisting of ninety-six departments in metropolitan France, and five Overseas department and region, overseas departments, which are also classified as overseas regions. Departments are further subdivided into 333 Arrondissements of France, arrondissements and 2,054 Cantons of France, cantons (as of 2023). These last two levels of government have no political autonomy, instead serving as the administrative basis for the local organisation of police, fire departments, and, in certain cases, elections. Each department is administered by an elected body called a departmental council (France), departmental council ( , ). From 1800 to April 2015, these were called gene ...
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