Vic-sur-Seille
| Vic-sur-Seille | ||
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Place Jeanne d'Arc | ||
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  Vic-sur-Seille | ||
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Location within Lorraine region  Vic-sur-Seille | ||
| Coordinates: 48°46′59″N 6°31′56″E / 48.7831°N 6.5322°ECoordinates: 48°46′59″N 6°31′56″E / 48.7831°N 6.5322°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Lorraine | |
| Department | Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Château-Salins | |
| Canton | Vic-sur-Seille (chef-lieu) | |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Saulnois | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Gérard Martini | |
| Area1 | 19.5 km2 (7.5 sq mi) | |
| Population (1999)2 | 1,469 | |
| • Density | 75/km2 (200/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 57712 / 57630 | |
| Elevation |
195–315 m (640–1,033 ft) (avg. 200 m or 660 ft) | |
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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. | ||
Vic-sur-Seille (German: Salzdorf) is a commune in the Moselle department in Lorraine in north-eastern France.
People
It was the birthplace of Georges de La Tour.
Art museum
The art museum of Vic-sur-Seille, in French Musée départemental Georges-de-La-Tour, was created in 1996. Its most famous work is Saint John the Baptist in the desert, by Georges de La Tour. Its collections include 17th century paintings by Jacques de Létin, Jacques Blanchard, Cesare Dandini, Domenichino, Meiffren Conte, Charles Le Brun, Matthieu Le Nain, Madeleine Boullogne, Jacques Stella, 18th century landscapes and paintings by Sebastiano Ricci, Pierre-Henri de Valenciennes, Jan Frans van Bloemen, Jean-Bernard Restout, Joseph-Marie Vien, and 19th century and beginning of the 20th century paintings by Camille Corot, Paul Baudry, Eugène Isabey, Paul Delaroche, Léon Bonnat.
See also
- Communes of the Moselle department
- Parc naturel régional de Lorraine
