Arrondissement of Metz

The **arrondissement of Metz** is an arrondissement of France, in the Moselle department, Grand Est region. Its capital, and prefecture of the department, is the city of Metz.

## History

The _arrondissement_ of Metz was formed when the former _arrondissements_ of Metz-Campagne and Metz-Ville were merged on 1 January 2015 to form the new _arrondissement_.

## Geography

The _arrondissement_ of Metz is in the west of the Moselle department. It is bordered to the north by the Thionville _arrondissement_, to the east by the Forbach-Boulay-Moselle _arrondissement_, to the southeast by the Sarrebourg-Château-Salins _arrondissement_ and to the south and west by the Meurthe-et-Moselle department.

The _arrondissement_ of Metz has an area of  and a population of 341,821 inhabitants with a population density of  inhabitants/km².

### Cantons

After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the _arrondissements_ so they could have _communes_ that belong to different _arrondissements_.

There are 10 cantons in the arrondissement of Metz:

1. Les Coteaux de Moselle <small>(5705)</small>
1. Metz-1 <small>(5711)</small>
1. Metz-2 <small>(5712)</small>
1. Metz-3 <small>(5712)</small>
1. Montigny-lès-Metz <small>(5715)</small>
1. Le Pays Messin <small>(5716)</small>
1. Rombas <small>(5718)</small>
1. Le Sillon Mosellan <small>(5724)</small>
1. The western part of Faulquemont <small>(5707)</small> (partly)
1. The western part of Le Saulnois <small>(5723)</small> (partly)

### Communes

The _arrondissement_ of Metz has 140 _communes_; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː

1. Amanvillers <small>(57017)</small>
1. Amnéville <small>(57019)</small>
1. Ancerville <small>(57020)</small>
1. Ancy-Dornot <small>(57021)</small>
1. Antilly <small>(57024)</small>
1. Argancy <small>(57028)</small>
1. Arry <small>(57030)</small>
1. Ars-Laquenexy <small>(57031)</small>
1. Ars-sur-Moselle <small>(57032)</small>
1. Aube <small>(57037)</small>
1. Augny <small>(57039)</small>
1. Ay-sur-Moselle <small>(57043)</small>
1. Le Ban-Saint-Martin <small>(57049)</small>
1. Bazoncourt <small>(57055)</small>
1. Béchy <small>(57057)</small>
1. Beux <small>(57075)</small>
1. Bronvaux <small>(57111)</small>
1. Buchy <small>(57116)</small>
1. Burtoncourt <small>(57121)</small>
1. Chailly-lès-Ennery <small>(57125)</small>
1. Chanville <small>(57127)</small>
1. Charleville-sous-Bois <small>(57128)</small>
1. Charly-Oradour <small>(57129)</small>
1. Châtel-Saint-Germain <small>(57134)</small>
1. Cheminot <small>(57137)</small>
1. Chérisey <small>(57139)</small>
1. Chesny <small>(57140)</small>
1. Chieulles <small>(57142)</small>
1. Coincy <small>(57145)</small>
1. Coin-lès-Cuvry <small>(57146)</small>
1. Coin-sur-Seille <small>(57147)</small>
1. Colligny-Maizery <small>(57148)</small>
1. Corny-sur-Moselle <small>(57153)</small>
1. Courcelles-Chaussy <small>(57155)</small>
1. Courcelles-sur-Nied <small>(57156)</small>
1. Cuvry <small>(57162)</small>
1. Ennery <small>(57193)</small>
1. Les Étangs <small>(57200)</small>
1. Failly <small>(57204)</small>
1. Fèves <small>(57211)</small>
1. Féy <small>(57212)</small>
1. Fleury <small>(57218)</small>
1. Flévy <small>(57219)</small>
1. Flocourt <small>(57220)</small>
1. Foville <small>(57231)</small>
1. Glatigny <small>(57249)</small>
1. Goin <small>(57251)</small>
1. Gorze <small>(57254)</small>
1. Gravelotte <small>(57256)</small>
1. Hagondange <small>(57283)</small>
1. Hauconcourt <small>(57303)</small>
1. Hayes <small>(57307)</small>
1. Jouy-aux-Arches <small>(57350)</small>
1. Jury <small>(57351)</small>
1. Jussy <small>(57352)</small>
1. Laquenexy <small>(57385)</small>
1. Lemud <small>(57392)</small>
1. Lessy <small>(57396)</small>
1. Liéhon <small>(57403)</small>
1. Longeville-lès-Metz <small>(57412)</small>
1. Lorry-lès-Metz <small>(57415)</small>
1. Lorry-Mardigny <small>(57416)</small>
1. Louvigny <small>(57422)</small>
1. Luppy <small>(57425)</small>
1. Maizeroy <small>(57431)</small>
1. Maizières-lès-Metz <small>(57433)</small>
1. Malroy <small>(57438)</small>
1. Marange-Silvange <small>(57443)</small>
1. Marieulles <small>(57445)</small>
1. Marly <small>(57447)</small>
1. Marsilly <small>(57449)</small>
1. La Maxe <small>(57452)</small>
1. Mécleuves <small>(57454)</small>
1. Metz <small>(57463)</small>
1. Mey <small>(57467)</small>
1. Moncheux <small>(57472)</small>
1. Montigny-lès-Metz <small>(57480)</small>
1. Montois-la-Montagne <small>(57481)</small>
1. Ogy-Montoy-Flanville <small>(57482)</small>
1. Moulins-lès-Metz <small>(57487)</small>
1. Noisseville <small>(57510)</small>
1. Norroy-le-Veneur <small>(57511)</small>
1. Nouilly <small>(57512)</small>
1. Novéant-sur-Moselle <small>(57515)</small>
1. Orny <small>(57527)</small>
1. Pagny-lès-Goin <small>(57532)</small>
1. Pange <small>(57533)</small>
1. Peltre <small>(57534)</small>
1. Pierrevillers <small>(57543)</small>
1. Plappeville <small>(57545)</small>
1. Plesnois <small>(57546)</small>
1. Pommérieux <small>(57547)</small>
1. Pontoy <small>(57548)</small>
1. Pouilly <small>(57552)</small>
1. Pournoy-la-Chétive <small>(57553)</small>
1. Pournoy-la-Grasse <small>(57554)</small>
1. Raville <small>(57563)</small>
1. Rémilly <small>(57572)</small>
1. Retonfey <small>(57575)</small>
1. Rezonville <small>(57578)</small>
1. Rombas <small>(57591)</small>
1. Roncourt <small>(57593)</small>
1. Rozérieulles <small>(57601)</small>
1. Sailly-Achâtel <small>(57605)</small>
1. Sainte-Barbe <small>(57607)</small>
1. Saint-Hubert <small>(57612)</small>
1. Saint-Julien-lès-Metz <small>(57616)</small>
1. Saint-Jure <small>(57617)</small>
1. Sainte-Marie-aux-Chênes <small>(57620)</small>
1. Saint-Privat-la-Montagne <small>(57622)</small>
1. Sainte-Ruffine <small>(57624)</small>
1. Sanry-lès-Vigy <small>(57626)</small>
1. Sanry-sur-Nied <small>(57627)</small>
1. Saulny <small>(57634)</small>
1. Scy-Chazelles <small>(57642)</small>
1. Secourt <small>(57643)</small>
1. Semécourt <small>(57645)</small>
1. Servigny-lès-Raville <small>(57648)</small>
1. Servigny-lès-Sainte-Barbe <small>(57649)</small>
1. Sillegny <small>(57652)</small>
1. Silly-en-Saulnois <small>(57653)</small>
1. Silly-sur-Nied <small>(57654)</small>
1. Solgne <small>(57655)</small>
1. Sorbey <small>(57656)</small>
1. Talange <small>(57663)</small>
1. Thimonville <small>(57671)</small>
1. Tragny <small>(57676)</small>
1. Trémery <small>(57677)</small>
1. Vantoux <small>(57693)</small>
1. Vany <small>(57694)</small>
1. Vaux <small>(57701)</small>
1. Vernéville <small>(57707)</small>
1. Verny <small>(57708)</small>
1. Vigny <small>(57715)</small>
1. Vigy <small>(57716)</small>
1. Villers-Stoncourt <small>(57718)</small>
1. Vionville <small>(57722)</small>
1. Vry <small>(57736)</small>
1. Vulmont <small>(57737)</small>
1. Woippy <small>(57751)</small>

The _communes_ with more inhabitants in the _arrondissement_ are:

|INSEE code !! _Commune_ !! Population <small>(2014)</small> !! Canton || Intercommunality|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|57463|Metz|117,619|Metz-1, Metz-3, Metz-3|CA Metz Métropole|
|57480|Montigny-lès-Metz|21,551|Montigny-lès-Metz|CA Metz Métropole|
|57751|Woippy|13,742|Le Sillon Mosellan|CA Metz Métropole|
|57433|Maizières-lès-Metz|11,066|Le Sillon Mosellan|Rives de Moselle|
|57019|Amnéville|10,563|Rombas|Pays Orne Moselle|
|57591|Rombas|9,904|Rombas|Pays Orne Moselle|
|57447|Marly|9,848|Montigny-lès-Metz|CA Metz Métropole|
|57283|Hagondange|9,343|Le Sillon Mosellan|Rives de Moselle|
|57663|Talange|7,679|Le Sillon Mosellan|Rives de Moselle|
|57443|Marange-Silvange|5,817|Rombas|Pays Orne Moselle|

## Related pages

- Arrondissements of the Moselle department
- List of arrondissements of France

## Infobox (french subdivision)

- **type**: arr
- **name**: Metz
- **insee**: 579
- **nbcomm**: 139
- **prefecture**: y
- **seat**: Metz
- **pop**: 344203
- **year**: 2016
- **area**: 1088.7
- **image map**: Locator map of Arrondissement Metz 2019.png
- **map caption**: Location within the region Grand Est