Moyeuvre-Grande
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Moyeuvre-Grande | |
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Moyeuvre-Grande | |
Location within Lorraine region Moyeuvre-Grande | |
Coordinates: 49°15′12″N 6°02′47″E / 49.2533°N 6.0464°ECoordinates: 49°15′12″N 6°02′47″E / 49.2533°N 6.0464°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Lorraine |
Department | Moselle |
Arrondissement | Thionville-Ouest |
Canton | Canton of Moyeuvre-Grande (chef-lieu) |
Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Pays Orne-Moselle |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | René Drouin |
Area | |
• Land1 | 9.59 km2 (3.70 sq mi) |
Population (2006) | |
• Population2 | 8,264 |
• Population2 Density | 860/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
INSEE/Postal code | 57491 / 57250 |
Elevation |
168–330 m (551–1,083 ft) (avg. 200 m or 660 ft) |
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. |
Moyeuvre-Grande is a commune in the Moselle department in Lorraine in north-eastern France.
Since 1986 Moyeuvre-Grande has been twinned with Snodland, a town of similar size, located in Kent, England.
Personalities
- Mireille Guiliano, American and French author, born in 1946.
- Hugues Occansey, basketball player
- Jean-Maurice de Montremy, author
See also
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