Meurthe-et-Moselle

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

History

Meurthe-et-Moselle was created in 1871 at the end of Franco-Prussian War from territories of the departments of Moselle and Meurthe which remained to France. The current boundary between Meurthe-et-Moselle and Moselle was the border of France and Germany from 1871 to 1919.

Geography

Meurthe-et-Moselle is part of the région of Lorraine and is surrounded by the departments of Meuse, Vosges, Bas-Rhin and Moselle and by 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 département
*Communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle département
*Arrondissements of the Meurthe-et-Moselle département

External links

* Prefecture website (in French)
* Conseil Général website (in French)
* http://www.cdt-meurthe-et-moselle.fr/