Meurthe-et-Moselle

**Meurthe-et-Moselle** is a department in the Grand Est region of France, named after the Meurthe and Moselle rivers. The prefecture (capital) of Meurthe-et-Moselle is Nancy.

## 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 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 France and Germany from 1871 to 1919 and again between 1940 and 1944.

On 10 September 1926, the _arrondissements_ of Toul were eliminated but it was made again, in 1943, an _arrondissement_.

## Geography

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.
- Grand Est region
    - Moselle department (north and east)
    - Bas-Rhin (a short distance in the southeast)
    - Vosges (south)
    - Meuse (west)

Meurthe-et-Moselle has an area of ; it is  from north to south and is  wide, forming a panhandle in the north of the department.

Its highest point is in the ***Roc de Taurupt*** () between the _communes_ Bionville and Raon-sur-Plaine (Vosges) in the western part of the department; it is  high.

The main rivers in the department are the Meurthe and the Moselle; the department is named after this two rivers. Other rivers are the Chiers (tributary of the Meuse) and the Vezouze (a tributary of the Meurthe).

### Climate

The area around Nancy, at an altitude of about , is characterized by climates with few extremes of temperature. The Köppen climate classification type for the climate at Troyes is a "Marine West Coast Climate" and of the subtype "**Cfb**".

The average amount of precipitation for the year in Nancy is . The month with the most precipitation on average is June with  of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is February with an average of .

The average temperature for the year in Nancy is . The warmest month, on average, is July with an average temperature of . The coolest month on average is January, with an average temperature of

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## Administration

Meurthe-et-Moselle is managed by the _Departmental Council of Meurthe-et-Moselle_ in Nancy. The department is part of the Grand Est region.

### Administrative divisions

There are 4 _arrondissements_ (districts), 23 _cantons_ and 594 _communes_ (municipalities) in Meurthe-et-Moselle.

|INSEE code !! Arrondissement !! Capital !! Population (2013) !! width="50px" | Area (km²) !! Density (Inh./km²) !! _Communes_|||||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|541|Briey|Briey|164,589|1,142.7||130|
|542|Lunéville|Lunéville|79,567|1,450.7||164|
|543|Nancy|Nancy|417,430|1,509.4||188|
|544|Toul|Toul|69,418|1,143.0||112|

The following is a list of the 23 cantons of the **Meurthe-et-Moselle** department, following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015:

1. Baccarat
1. Entre Seille et Meurthe
1. Grand Couronné
1. Jarny
1. Jarville-la-Malgrange
1. Laxou
1. Longwy
1. Lunéville-1
1. Lunéville-2
1. Meine au Saintois
1. Mont-Saint-Martin
1. Nancy-1
1. Nancy-2
1. Nancy-3
1. Neuves-Maisons
1. Le Nord-Toulois
1. Pays de Briey
1. Pont-à-Mousson
1. Saint-Max
1. Toul
1. Val de Lorraine Sud
1. Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy
1. Villerupt

## Demographics

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  inhabitants/km<sup>2</sup>. The _arrondissement_ of Nancy, with 417,430 inhabitants, is the _arrondissement_ with more inhabitants.

**Evolution of the population in Meurthe-et-Moselle**

The 10 _communes_ with more inhabitants in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department are:

|City|Population (2013)|Arrondissement|
| --- | --- | --- |
|Nancy|104,072|Nancy|
|Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy|29,836|Nancy|
|Lunéville|19,516|Lunéville|
|Toul|16,128|Toul|
|Pont-à-Mousson|14,792|Nancy|
|Laxou|14,681|Nancy|
|Villers-lès-Nancy|14,133|Nancy|
|Longwy|14,092|Briey|
|Dombasle-sur-Meurthe|9,953|Nancy|
|Maxéville|9,796|Nancy|

## Economy

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.

## Related pages

- Arrondissements of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department
- Communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department

## Other websites

- Departmental Council website
- Prefecture of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Meurthe-et-Moselle
- **type**: Departments of France, Department
- **image skyline**: Nancy - Préfecture.JPG
- **image alt**: Prefecture]building of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department, in Nancy
- **image caption**: Prefectures in France, Prefecture building of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department, in Nancy
- **image flag**: Drapeau fr département Meurthe-et-Moselle.svg
- **flag size**: 125px
- **image shield**: Blason département fr Meurthe-et-Moselle.svg
- **shield size**: 80px
- **image map**: Meurthe-et-Moselle-Position.svg
- **map caption**: Location of Meurthe-et-Moselle in France
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision name**: France
- **subdivision type1**: Regions of France, Region
- **subdivision name1**: Grand Est
- **established title**: Département
- **established date**: 7 September 1871
- **seat type**: Prefectures in France, Prefecture
- **seat**: Nancy, Meurthe et Moselle, Nancy
- **parts type**: Prefectures in France, Subprefectures
- **parts style**: para
- **p1**: Briey
- **p2**: Lunéville
- **p3**: Toul
- **leader title**: President of the Departmental Council, President
- **leader name**: Mathieu Klein
- **unit pref**: Metric
- **area total km2**: 5245.9
- **population total**: 731004
- **population as of**: 2013
- **population density km2**: auto
- **blank name sec2**: Arrondissements of France, Arrondissements
- **blank info sec2**: 4
- **blank1 name sec2**: Cantons in France, Cantons
- **blank1 info sec2**: 23
- **blank2 name sec2**: Communes in France, Communes
- **blank2 info sec2**: 594
- **timezone1**: Central European Time, CET
- **utc offset1**: +1
- **timezone1 dst**: Central European Summer Time, CEST
- **utc offset1 dst**: +2
- **iso code**: FR-54