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| Coat of arms of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department | |
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| Department number: | 54 |
| Region: | Lorraine |
| Prefecture: | Nancy |
| Subprefectures: | Briey Lunéville Toul |
| Arrondissements: | 4 |
| Cantons: | 44 |
| Communes: | 594 |
| President of the General Council: | Michel Dinet |
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| Population | Ranked 28th |
| -1999 | 713,779 |
| Population density: | 136/km² |
| Land area¹: | 5246 km² |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km². The term administration, as used in the context of Government, differs according to Jurisdiction. In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division France is divided into 26 regions or régions (in French of which 21 are in continental Metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, Lorraine (Lothringen is one of the 26 régions of France. It is the only administrative region with two cities of equal importance Metz and Nancy A prefecture ( préfecture) in France can refer to: the Chef-lieu de département, the town in which the administration of a ''département'' Nancy (nɑ̃si archaic Nanzig Nanzeg is a city and commune in the Lorraine région of northeastern France Subprefectures (sous-préfectures are the administrative towns of arrondissements in France that do not contain the prefecture for its department. Briey is a commune of the Meurthe-et-Moselle Departement, in France, located above and in a steep section of the valley of the little, some Lunéville is a commune in the French région of Lorraine. It is a Sous-préfecture of the Meurthe-et-Moselle Toul is a historic fortified town of France, a Sous-préfecture of the The 100 French departments are divided into 342 arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts. The 4 arrondissements of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department are Arrondissement of Briey, ( subprefecture: Briey The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's 341 arrondissements and 100 departments. The following is a list of the 45 cantons of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department, in France, sorted by arrondissement: The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. The following is a list of the 594 communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department, in France. In France, the President of the General Council (French Président du conseil général) is the locally-elected head of the General Council, the assembly As of January 1, 2008, 64473140 people live in the French Republic. To help compare Orders of magnitude of different geographical regions we list here areas between 1000 km2 and 10000 km2 An estuary is a semi-enclosed Coastal body of Water with one or more Rivers or Streams flowing into it and with a free connection to the open | |
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Meurthe-et-Moselle is a department in the northeast of France named after the Meurthe and Moselle rivers. In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Meurthe is a River in north-eastern France, right tributary to the river Moselle. The Moselle (Moselle Mosel Musel is a River flowing through France, Luxembourg and Germany.
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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. Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German War, often referred to in France as the 1870 War ( 19 July, 1870 — 10 May, 1871 Moselle is a ''département'' in the east of France named after the Moselle River. Meurthe is a former département of France. Its Préfecture (capital was Nancy. The current boundary between Meurthe-et-Moselle and Moselle was the border between France and Germany from 1871 to 1919. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
Geography
Meurthe-et-Moselle is part of the region of Lorraine and is surrounded by the departments of Meuse, Vosges, Bas-Rhin, and Moselle and by the nations of Luxembourg and Belgium. France is divided into 26 regions or régions (in French of which 21 are in continental Metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, Lorraine (Lothringen is one of the 26 régions of France. It is the only administrative region with two cities of equal importance Metz and Nancy Meuse (møːz is a department in northeast France, named after the Meuse River. Vosges (voːʒ is a French department, named after the Vosges mountain range. Bas-Rhin is a ''département'' of France. The name means "Lower Rhine " Moselle is a ''département'' in the east of France named after the Moselle River. Luxembourg (Groussherzogtum Lëtzebuerg Grand-Duché de Luxembourg Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small Landlocked country in Western Europe, bordered by The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those
Its extends from north to south for 130 kilometers and between 7 and 103 kilometers from west to east.
The important rivers are the following:
Economy
The economy was highly dependent on mining until the 1960s. The Moselle (Moselle Mosel Musel is a River flowing through France, Luxembourg and Germany. The Meurthe is a River in north-eastern France, right tributary to the river Moselle. The Chiers (Kuer Korn is a River in Luxembourg, Belgium and France. 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. Nancy (nɑ̃si archaic Nanzig Nanzeg is a city and commune in the Lorraine région of northeastern France
Demographics
The inhabitants of the department are called Meurthe-et-Mosellans.
The area around Nancy has become highly urbanized, whereas the Santois in the south is quite rural.
See also
- Cantons of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department
- Communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department
- Arrondissements of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department
External links
- (French) Prefecture website
- (French) General council website
- (English) Meurthe-et-Moselle Tourism Guide
- (French) Tourism website
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