Gorze

Gorze

Gorze
Administration
Country France
Region Lorraine
Department Moselle
Arrondissement Metz-Campagne
Canton Ars-sur-Moselle
Intercommunality Communauté de communes du Val de Moselle
Mayor Jacques Hoffmann
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 169–356 m (554–1,168 ft)
Land area1 17.94 km2 (6.93 sq mi)
Population2 1,278  (2006)
 - Density 71 /km2 (180 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 57254/ 57680
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Gorze is a commune in the Moselle department in Lorraine in north-eastern France.

It was the home of the once-famous Gorze Abbey.

See also