Meurthe-et-Moselle (French pronunciation: ) is a department in the region Lorraine of France, named after the Meurthe and Moselle rivers.
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History 1
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Geography 2
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Economy 3
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Demographics 4
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Tourism 5
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See also 6
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External links 7
History
Meurthe-et-Moselle was created in 1871 at the end of the Franco-Prussian War from the parts of the former departments of Moselle and Meurthe which remained French territory.
The current boundary between Meurthe-et-Moselle and Moselle was the border between France and Germany from 1871 to 1919 and again between 1940 and 1944. The only subsequent change took place in 1997 and involved the incorporation, for administrative reasons, of the little commune of Han-devant-Pierrepont which had previously fallen within the Meuse department.
Geography
Meurthe-et-Moselle is part of the region of Lorraine and is surrounded (anti-clockwise) by the departments of Meuse, Vosges, Bas-Rhin, and Moselle; and by the nations of Luxembourg and Belgium. Parts of Meurthe-et-Moselle belong to the Lorraine Regional Natural Park.
The department extends for 130 km from north to south and is between 7 and 103 km wide.
Its chief rivers are:
Economy
The economy was highly dependent on mining until the 1960s. There are iron, salt, and lime extraction sites.
The urban area around Nancy has a very dynamic economy based largely on services, research, and higher education.
Demographics
The inhabitants of the department are known as Meurthe-et-Mosellans.
The area around Nancy has become highly urbanized, whereas the Saintois in the south is quite rural.
Tourism
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Walls and cathedral of Toul
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House near the château of Prény
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See also
External links
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Media related to at Wikimedia Commons
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(French) Prefecture website
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(French) General council website
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(French) Tourism website
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Members
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Institutions
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Summit Conferences
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Regional Commission
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Interregional Parliamentary Council
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University Charter
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European cultural capital 2007
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House of the Greater Region
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Private cooperations
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