MEURTHE-ET-MOSELLE

'Meurthe-et-Moselle' is a department in the northeast of France named after the Meurthe and Moselle rivers.

Contents

History

Geography

Economy

Demographics

See also

External links

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 which remained French territory.
The current boundary between Meurthe-et-Moselle and Moselle was the border between France and Germany from 1871 to 1919.

Geography

Meurthe-et-Moselle is part of the region of Lorraine and is surrounded by the departments of Meuse, Vosges, Bas-Rhin, and Moselle and by the nations of Luxembourg and Belgium.
Its extends from north to south for 130 kilometers and between 7 and 103 kilometers from west to east.
The important rivers are the following:

★ Moselle

★ Meurthe

★ Chiers

★ Vezouze

Economy

The economy was highly dependent on mining until the 1960s. There are iron, salt, and lime extraction sites.
The urban area around Nancy has a very dynamic economy based largely on services, research, and higher education.

Demographics

The inhabitants of the department are called ''Meurthe-et-Mosellans''.
The area around Nancy has become highly urbanized, whereas the Santois in the south is quite rural.

See also

★ Cantons of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department

★ Communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department

★ Arrondissements of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department

External links

★ Prefecture website

★ General council website

★ Tourism website