Meurthe-et-Moselle
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Meurthe-et-Moselle (French pronunciation: [mœʁt e mɔzɛl] ⓘ) is a département in the Grand Est region of France, named after the rivers Meurthe and Moselle. Its prefecture and largest city is Nancy and it borders the departments of Meuse to the west, Vosges to the south, Moselle and Bas-Rhin and it borders the Belgian province of Luxembourg and the country of Luxembourg by the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette to the north. It had a population of 733,760 in 2019.[3]
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Meurthe-et-Moselle | |
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Coordinates: 48°40′N 06°10′E | |
Country | France |
Region | Grand Est |
Prefecture | Nancy |
Subprefectures | Val de Briey Lunéville Toul |
Government | |
• President of the Departmental Council | Chaynesse Khirouni[1] (PS) |
Area | |
• Total | 5,246 km2 (2,025 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 732,486 |
• Rank | 33rd |
• Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Department number | 54 |
Arrondissements | 4 |
Cantons | 23 |
Communes | 591 |
^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2 |
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