Montois-la-Montagne
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Metz | |
| Canton | Rombas | |
| Community association | Pays Orne Moselle | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 13 ' N , 6 ° 1' E | |
| height | 174-330 m | |
| surface | 7.10 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,710 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 382 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 57860 | |
| INSEE code | 57481 | |
| Website | Montois-la-Montagne | |
 old Saint-Nicolas church |
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Montois-la-Montagne is a French commune with 2,710 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Moselle department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ).
geography
The municipality of Montois-la-Montagne is located on a plateau above the Orne Valley , about 18 kilometers northwest of Metz and seven kilometers southeast of Briey on the border with the Meurthe-et-Moselle department .
history
From 1940 to 1944 the small town was known as Montingen . The municipality of Montoy-Flanville east of Metz, which had to bear the same name in the First World War , was renamed in 1940-1944 instead in Monten .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 |
| Residents | 3,054 | 2,654 | 2,660 | 2,291 | 2,759 | 2,616 | 2,392 |
Web links
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