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Pont-à-Mousson
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Pont-à-Mousson () is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France. Its inhabitants are known as Mussipontains in French. It is an industrial town (mainly steel industry), situated on the river Moselle. Pont-à-Mousson has several historical monuments, including the 18th-century Premonstratensian abbey.
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Pont-à-Mousson is a commune in France, situated within the Meurthe department and the arrondissement of Nancy. It serves as the capital of the canton of Pont-à-Mousson and is located next to the Moselle river. The town shares borders with Vandières, Atton, Blénod-lès-Pont-à-Mousson, and Bouxières-sous-Froidmont. Its postal code is 54700, and it is twinned with Landstuhl.
The commune has a population of 14,942, comprising 6,793 males and 7,435 females. It covers an area of 21.6 square kilometers and sits at an elevation of 382 meters above sea level. Pont-à-Mousson received the Croix de guerre 1914–1918. The town is described in the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.
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Place details
- Locality
- Pont-à-Mousson
- Region
- Grand Est
- Country
- France
- Population
- 15,411
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Pont-à-Mousson
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Moselle Pont-a-Mousson.jpg
- French commune.caption
- The Moselle and the Premonstratensian abbey in Pont-à-Mousson.
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason Pont-à-Mousson 54.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Nancy
- French commune.canton
- Pont-à-Mousson
- French commune.INSEE
- 54431
- French commune.postal code
- 54700
- French commune.mayor
- Henry Lemoine
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CC Bassin de Pont-à-Mousson
- French commune.elevation m
- 183
- French commune.elevation min m
- 172
- French commune.elevation max m
- 382
- French commune.area km2
- 21.6
- French commune.urban pop
- 23793
- French commune.urban area km2
- 73.3
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Pont-à-Mousson
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Nancy
- Population
- 14190
- Area
- 21.6
- Elevation
- 213
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Body of water
- Moselle
- Shares border with
- Jezainville
- Official website
- www.ville-pont-a-mousson.fr
- Image
- Moselle Pont-a-Mousson.jpg
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- topic's main category
- Category:Pont-à-Mousson
- Commons category
- Pont-à-Mousson
- twinned administrative body
- Landstuhl
- category for people born here
- Category:People from Pont-à-Mousson
- postal code
- 54700
- associated electoral district
- canton of Pont-à-Mousson
- male population
- 6793
- female population
- 7435
- P8168
- Charles Perrault
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-3-83-81-10-68
- fax number
- +33-3-83-81-46-70
- P12749
- Günter Wallraff
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Demographics
- History
- Early Modern
- 18th and 19th centuries
- Pont-à-Mousson Company
- 20th century
- People
- See also
- References
- Sources
- External links
Pont-à-Mousson () is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France. Its inhabitants are known as Mussipontains in French. It is an industrial town (mainly steel industry), situated on the river Moselle. Pont-à-Mousson has several historical monuments, including the 18th-century Premonstratensian abbey.
==Demographics== The urban area of Pont-à-Mousson has a population of about 24,000.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pont-à-Mousson” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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