Ars-sur-Moselle (French pronunciation: [aʁs syʁ mɔzɛl], literally Ars on Moselle; German: Ars an der Mosel) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in northeastern France.
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 The river and a section of aqueduct in Ars-sur-Moselle | |
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Location of Ars-sur-Moselle  | |
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| Coordinates: 49°04′44″N 6°04′30″E / 49.0789°N 6.075°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Metz |
| Canton | Les Coteaux de Moselle |
| Intercommunality | Metz Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–2026) | Pascal Hody[1] |
Area 1 | 11.6 km2 (4.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 4,651 |
| • Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 57032 /57130 |
| Elevation | 165–344 m (541–1,129 ft) (avg. 174 m or 571 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
History
editArs-sur-Moselle was a part of Germany, in the imperial territory of Alsace-Lorraine,[3] from 1871 to 1918. It was called Ars-an-der-Mosel in German.
Sights
editThe town has a handsome Roman Catholic church. In the vicinity are the remains of a Roman aqueduct, which formerly spanned the valley.[3]
Population
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Ars-an-der-Mosel". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 2 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 650.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Ars-sur-Moselle, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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