Montigny-lès-Metz

Montigny-lès-Metz is a city in northeast France. It is on the Moselle River, near Metz.

The habitants are called Montigniens.

The first humans found in Montigny-lès-Metz were here since Paleolithic.

Toponymy

Montigny comes from two latin words.
 Mons = mount, mountain, height
 Ignis = fire
So, the fire mountain, because the Gauls start up a fire on the St Quentin mont to correspond with the other villages.

Category:Communes in Moselle