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Meurthe-et-Moselle
Meurthe-et-Moselle | |
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Number | 54 |
Region | Lorraine |
Prefecture | Nancy |
Subprefecture |
Briey Lunéville Toul |
Population |
Ranked 28th
136 /km² |
Area | 5,246 km²; |
Arrondissements | 4 |
Cantons | 44 |
Communes | 594 |
President of the general council |
Michel Dinet |
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Meurthe-et-Moselle is a French département, named after the Meurthe and Moselle rivers.
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History
Meurthe-et-Moselle was created in 1871 at the end of Franco-Prussian War from territories of Moselle and Meurthe départements which remained to France. The current limit between Meurthe-et-Moselle and Moselle was the border of France and Germany from 1871 to 1919.
Geography
Meurthe-et-Moselle belong to the Lorraine région. It is bordered by the départements: Meuse, Vosges, Bas-Rhin and Moselle and by the Luxembourg and Belgium countries. It's dimensions are 130 km from north to south and between 7 and 103 km from west to east.
Other important towns are Longwy , Pont-à-Mousson, Villerupt .
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