Mécleuves
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Metz | |
| Canton | Le Pays messin | |
| Community association | Metz Métropole | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 3 ' N , 6 ° 16' E | |
| height | 192-292 m | |
| surface | 12.88 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,156 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 90 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 57245 | |
| INSEE code | 57454 | |
 Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
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Mécleuves is a French commune with 1156 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Moselle department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ). It belongs to the arrondissement of Metz .
geography
Mécleuves is located twelve kilometers southeast of Metz on the two-lane highway to Château-Salins at an altitude between 192 and 292 m above sea level. The municipality covers 12.88 km². The districts of Frontigny and Lanceumont belong to Mécleuves .
history
After the Franco-Prussian War , Mécleuves came to the German Empire from 1871 to 1918 .
1915-1918 the community had the Germanized name Mekleven and 1940-1944 Klöwern .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 |
| Residents | 244 | 280 | 553 | 1,029 | 1,073 | 1.011 | 1,156 |
Web links
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