Commercy (French pronunciation: [kɔmɛʁsi] ) is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.[3]

Commercy
The castle
The castle
Coat of arms of Commercy
Location of Commercy
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Commercy is located in France
Commercy
Commercy
Commercy is located in Grand Est
Commercy
Commercy
Coordinates: 48°45′43″N 5°35′33″E / 48.7619°N 5.5926°E / 48.7619; 5.5926
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMeuse
ArrondissementCommercy
CantonCommercy
IntercommunalityCommercy - Void - Vaucouleurs
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jérôme Lefèvre[1]
Area
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35.37 km2 (13.66 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
5,319
 • Density150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
55122 /55200
Elevation227–280 m (745–919 ft)
(avg. 232 m or 761 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

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Commercy dates back to the 9th century, and at that time its lords were dependent on the bishop of Metz. In 1544 it was besieged by Charles V in person. For some time the lordship was in the hands of Jean François Paul de Gondi, cardinal de Retz, who lived in the town for a number of years, and there composed his memoirs. From him it was purchased by Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine. In 1744 it became the residence of Stanisław Leszczyński, king of Poland, who spent a great deal of care on the embellishment of the town, castle and neighbourhood.[4]

Commercy is the home of the Madeleines referred to by Marcel Proust in À la recherche du temps perdu.[5]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 7,164—    
1975 6,989−0.35%
1982 6,792−0.41%
1990 6,404−0.73%
1999 6,324−0.14%
2007 6,498+0.34%
2012 6,262−0.74%
2017 5,536−2.43%
Source: INSEE[6]

People from Commercy

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In fiction

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Commercy is the key location for action in the 1964 film The Train although this did not use the town for filming purposes.

Twin towns

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It is twinned with the German town of Hockenheim.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Commune de Commercy (55122), INSEE
  4. ^   One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainChisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Commercy". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 6 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 773–774.
  5. ^ Proust, Marcel (1922). Du côté de chez Swann. À la recherche du temps perdu. Grasset and Gallimard.
  6. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  7. ^ Journal d'un prêtre lorrain pendant la Révolution (1791-1799). Hachette. 1912..
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