Meurthe-et-Moselle

Meurthe-et-Moselle
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Number	54
Region	Lorraine
Prefecture	Nancy
Subprefecture	Briey Lunéville Toul
Population - Total (1999) - Density	Ranked 28th 713,779 136 /kmò
Area	5,246 kmò;
Arrondissementss	4
Cantons	44
Communes	594
President of the general council	Michel Dinet
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Meurthe-et-Moselle is a French département, named after the Meurthe and Moselle rivers.

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History

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

Meurthe-et-Moselle belong to the Lorraine région. It is bordered by the départements: Meuse, Vosges, Bas-Rhin and Moselle and by the Luxembourg and Belgium countries. It's dimensions are 130 km from north to south and between 7 and 103 km from west to east.

Other important towns are Longwy, Pont-à-Mousson, Villerupt.