Meurthe-et-Moselle
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| Meurthe-et-Moselle | |
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| The Meurthe-et-Moselle coat of arms | |
| Location | |
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| Administration | |
| Département number: | 54 |
| Région: | Lorraine |
| Préfecture: | Nancy |
| Sub-Préfectures: | Briey Lunéville Toul |
| Arrondissements: | 4 |
| Cantons: | 44 |
| Communes: | 594 |
| Conseiller Général: | Michel Dinet |
| Statistics | |
| 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. | |
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Meurthe-et-Moselle is a département in the northeast of France named after the Meurthe and Moselle rivers.
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[edit] History
Meurthe-et-Moselle was created in 1871 at the end of Franco-Prussian War from territories of the departments of Moselle and Meurthe which remained to France. The current boundary between Meurthe-et-Moselle and Moselle was the border of France and Germany from 1871 to 1919.
[edit] Geography
Meurthe-et-Moselle is part of the région of Lorraine and is surrounded by the departments of Meuse, Vosges, Bas-Rhin and Moselle and by Luxembourg and Belgium.
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:
- Moselle
- Meurthe
- Chiers
- Vezouze
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] See also
- Cantons of the Meurthe-et-Moselle département
- Communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle département
- Arrondissements of the Meurthe-et-Moselle département
[edit] External links
- Prefecture website (in French)
- Conseil Général website (in French)
- http://www.cdt-meurthe-et-moselle.fr/
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