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![]() Location of Moselle in France | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Lorraine | |
Prefecture | Metz (2 arrondissements: Metz-Ville, Metz-Campagne) | |
Subprefectures | Boulay-Moselle Château-Salins Forbach Sarrebourg Sarreguemines Thionville (2 arrondissements: Thionville-Est, Thionville-Ouest) | |
Government | ||
• President of the General Council | Philippe Leroy | |
Area | ||
• Total | 6,216 km2 (2,400 sq mi) | |
Population (2006) | ||
• Total | 1,036,776 | |
• Rank | 20th | |
• Density | 166.792/km2 (431.99/sq mi) | |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | |
Department number | 57 | |
Arrondissements | 9 | |
Cantons | 51 | |
Communes | 730 | |
^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2 |
Moselle is a département in the east of France named after the Moselle River.
Other websites
- (French) Conseil General website
- (French) Moselle's Websites Directory