Dombasle-sur-Meurthe
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Meurthe-et-Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Nancy | |
| Canton | Lunéville-1 | |
| Community association | Pays du Sel et du Vermois | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 38 ′ N , 6 ° 21 ′ E | |
| height | 203-320 m | |
| surface | 11.21 km 2 | |
| Residents | 9,734 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 868 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 54110 | |
| INSEE code | 54159 | |
| Website | http://www.ville-dombasle.fr/ | |
 Bust of the agronomist Mathieu de Dombasle |
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Dombasle-sur-Meurthe (German, outdated: Dombasel an der Mörthe ) is a French commune with 9,734 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ).
geography
Dombasle is located at the confluence of the Meurthe and Sânon , 17 kilometers east of Nancy and 15 kilometers west of Lunéville .
Origin of name
The name of the place goes back to the Saint Basolus von Verzy (French: Saint Basle ).
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2017 |
| Residents | 9359 | 9469 | 10,027 | 9474 | 9133 | 8950 | 9716 | 9734 |
Economy and Transport
In 1873, a Solvay Group plant was founded here, which today is one of the largest soda manufacturers in the world and the esco company operates a production site for the extraction of salt here.
The Dombasle-sur-Meurthe train station is served by TER Lorraine trains
- Line 11: Nancy - Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
- Line 12: Nancy - Lunéville
- Line 23: Nancy - Sarrebourg - Strasbourg
Personalities
Dombasle is the birthplace and residence of the writer Philippe Claudel . In Dombasle, the agronomist Christoph Joseph Alexandre Mathieu de Dombasle (1777–1843), who is considered to be the pioneer of higher education in agriculture in France, died.
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- ↑ Fabien Knittel: La charrue "Dombasle" (1814-1821): histoire d'une innovation en matière de travail du sol, 2005 ( ISSN 1252 to 6851 )
