Gorcy
Sign in to saveGorcy () is a commune, located in the department of Meurthe-et-Moselle and the Grand Est region, France. This village in the north of the Meurthe-et-Moselle is next to the Belgian frontier, and about 10 km from Longwy, main city of the "Pays-Haut".
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Gorcy is a commune in France, situated within the Grand Est region. It is located in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department and the arrondissement of Briey, serving as a border city. The municipality shares borders with Musson, Cosnes-et-Romain, and Ville-Houdlémont. Its official postal code is 54730, and it falls under the canton of Mont-Saint-Martin for electoral purposes.
The area of Gorcy is 4.1 square kilometers, with an elevation above sea level recorded at 385 meters. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 2,971 residents (1,348 male and 1,415 female) and another citing 2,187. The town received the Croix de guerre 1914–1918. Current weather data indicates a temperature of 19.52 degrees, humidity of 85 percent, and wind speed of 3.66.
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Place details
- Locality
- Gorcy
- Region
- Grand Est
- Country
- France
- Population
- 2,187
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Gorcy
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Eglise Gorcy.jpg
- French commune.caption
- Gorcy church
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason Gorcy 54.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Val-de-Briey
- French commune.canton
- Mont-Saint-Martin
- French commune.INSEE
- 54234
- French commune.postal code
- 54730
- French commune.mayor
- Bernard Fontaine
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Grand Longwy Agglomération
- French commune.elevation min m
- 235
- French commune.elevation max m
- 385
- French commune.area km2
- 4.1
- French commune.demonym
- Gorcéens
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- border city
- Official name
- Gorcy
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Briey
- Population
- 2971
- Area
- 4.1
- Elevation
- 295
- Shares border with
- Ville-Houdlémont
- Official website
- www.gorcy.fr
- Image
- La Grand'rue.jpg
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- Commons category
- Gorcy
- postal code
- 54730
- associated electoral district
- canton of Mont-Saint-Martin
- male population
- 1348
- female population
- 1415
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- contact page URL
- www.gorcy.fr/la-mairie/nous-contacter
- phone number
- +33-3-82-26-80-11
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- History
- Steel industry
- Places and monuments
- Religious building
- Events
- See also
- References
- External links
Gorcy () is a commune, located in the department of Meurthe-et-Moselle and the Grand Est region, France. This village in the north of the Meurthe-et-Moselle is next to the Belgian frontier, and about 10 km from Longwy, main city of the "Pays-Haut".
Its inhabitants are named Gorcéens and Gorcéennes in French.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gorcy” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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