Malroy
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region | Grand Est | |
Department | Moselle | |
Arrondissement | Metz | |
Canton | Le Pays messin | |
Community association | Rives de Moselle | |
Coordinates | 49 ° 11 ' N , 6 ° 13' E | |
height | 160-205 m | |
surface | 3.54 km 2 | |
Residents | 355 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 100 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 57640 | |
INSEE code | 57438 | |
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Malroy is a French commune with 355 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
The municipality of Malroy is located on the right bank of the Moselle , eight kilometers north of Metz at an altitude between 160 and 205 m above sea level. The municipality covers 3.54 km².
history
The village bore the German name Malrich from 1915 to 1918 and 1940-1944 .
In the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, it was fought over during the Battle of Noisseville .
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2015 |
Residents | 231 | 281 | 297 | 297 | 304 | 339 | 391 | 367 |
Web links
Commons : Malroy - collection of images, videos and audio files