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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.
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.
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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 that were left to France with Nancy as is capital. It was divided in 4 arrondissements: Briey, Lunéville, Toul and Nancy. The current boundary between Meurthe-et-Moselle and Moselle was the border between Fran...
The Meurthe-et-Moselle department is in the Grand Est region. It is bordered by 4 departments, all in the same region. To the northwest, the department borders Belgium and Luxembourg. 1. Grand Est region 1.1. Moselledepartment (north and east) 1.2. Bas-Rhin(a short distance in the southeast) 1.3. Vosges(south) 1.4. Meuse(west) Meurthe-et-Moselle ha...
Meurthe-et-Moselle is managed by the Departmental Council of Meurthe-et-Moselle in Nancy. The department is part of the Grand Estregion.
The inhabitants of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department are known, in French, as Meurthois or Meurthe-et-Mosellans (women: Meurthoises or Meurthe-et-Mosellanes), Meurthe-et-Moselle had a population, in 2013, of 731,004, for a population density of 139.3 inhabitants/km2. The arrondissement of Nancy, with 417,430 inhabitants, is the arrondissementwith m...
The economy was highly dependent on mining until the 1960s. There are iron, salt, and lime mines. The urban area around Nancy has a very active economy based largely on services, research, and higher education.
Detail of the Place Stanislas in Nancy, a UNESCO World Heritage SiteWalls and cathedral of ToulGeneral Lasalle monument in LunévilleThe Moselle river near Pont-à-MoussonLorraine, historical region and former région of France, incorporated since January 2016 into the région of Grand Est. As an administrative entity it encompassed the northeastern départements of Vosges, Meuse, Meurthe-et-Moselle, and Moselle.
The department of Meurthe was created on 4 March 1790, during the French Revolution, out of a part of the former province of Lorraine. It took its name from the river Meurthe flowing through it. As of 1866, Meurthe had 714 communes. Its area was 6,070 km 2 (2,340 sq mi).
MEURTHE-ET-MOSELLE, a department of north-eastern France, formed in 1871 out of those parts of the old departments of Meurthe and Moselle which continued French. Before 1790 it belonged to Lorraine, or to one or other of the bishoprics of Toul, Metz and Verdun.
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.
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