Ars-sur-Moselle

Ars-sur-Moselle

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Ars-sur-Moselle

Coordinates: 49°04′44″N 6°04′30″E / 49.0789°N 6.075°ECoordinates: 49°04′44″N 6°04′30″E / 49.0789°N 6.075°E
Country France
Region Lorraine
Department Moselle
Arrondissement Metz-Campagne
Canton Ars-sur-Moselle
Government
 • Mayor (2012–2014) Bruno Valdevit
Area1 11.6 km2 (4.5 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 4,789
 • Density 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Ars-sur-Moselle is a commune in the Moselle department in Lorraine in northeastern France.

History

Ars-sur-Moselle used to be a part of Germany from 1871 to 1918 and was called Ars-an-der-Mosel.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793 1,171—    
1800 1,189+1.5%
1806 1,230+3.4%
1821 1,307+6.3%
1836 1,451+11.0%
1841 1,453+0.1%
1861 5,016+245.2%
1866 5,860+16.8%
1872 5,371−8.3%
1876 5,708+6.3%
1881 5,989+4.9%
1886 4,638−22.6%
1891 3,310−28.6%
1896 2,624−20.7%
1901 4,081+55.5%
1906 3,769−7.6%
1911 3,538−6.1%
1921 2,756−22.1%
1926 3,274+18.8%
1931 3,868+18.1%
1936 3,526−8.8%
1946 2,524−28.4%
1954 3,547+40.5%
1962 5,182+46.1%
1968 5,393+4.1%
1975 5,469+1.4%
1982 5,039−7.9%
1990 5,084+0.9%
1999 5,001−1.6%
2006 4,603−8.0%
2009 4,789+4.0%

See also

References

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