Neuves-Maisons

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Neuves-Maisons
Neuves-Maisons coat of arms
Neuves-Maisons (France)
Neuves-Maisons
region Grand Est
Department Meurthe-et-Moselle
Arrondissement Nancy
Canton Neuves-Maisons (main town)
Community association Moselle et Madon
Coordinates 48 ° 37 '  N , 6 ° 6'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 37 '  N , 6 ° 6'  E
height 217-360 m
surface 4.44 km 2
Residents 6,729 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 1,516 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 54230
INSEE code
Website http://www.neuves-maisons.fr

View over Neuves-Maisons towards the steelworks

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Rue Général Thiry with the station building

Neuves-Maisons is a French commune with 6729 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Nancy , is the main town ( chef-lieu ) of the canton of Neuves-Maisons and the seat of the Moselle et Madon community .

geography

The place is on the Moselle about ten kilometers from Nancy . From 1958 to 1979 the river from the mouth near Koblenz to Neuves-Maisons was made navigable in the course of the Moselle canalization . The last Moselle barrage and the northern end of the Canal des Vosges are also located here . Neuves-Maisons has an area of ​​4.44 square kilometers and is 217 to 360 meters above sea level.

history

From 130 inhabitants in 1616 a place with 2377 inhabitants developed in 1901. A little later in the century Neuves-Maisons quadrupled its population. Although the mine in the Val de Fer (Eisental) has not been used since 1966, the steelworks is still the town's landmark today.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2007 2017
Residents 6527 6660 6805 6952 6432 6849 6951 6729

Community partnerships

Web links

Commons : Neuves-Maisons  - collection of images, videos and audio files

supporting documents

  1. ^ Ore loading building in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)