Art-sur-Meurthe
Art-sur-Meurthe (French pronunciation: [aʁ syʁ mœʁt], literally Art on Meurthe) is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in northeastern France.
Art-sur-Meurthe | |
|---|---|
 The charterhouse of Bosserville | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Art-sur-Meurthe | |
  Art-sur-Meurthe  Art-sur-Meurthe | |
| Coordinates: 48°39′24″N 6°15′58″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Meurthe-et-Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Nancy |
| Canton | Grand Couronné |
| Intercommunality | Métropole Grand Nancy |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Pierre Dessein[1] |
| Area 1 | 11.47 km2 (4.43 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,660 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 54025 /54510 |
| Elevation | 195–268 m (640–879 ft) (avg. 225 m or 738 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The commune covers an area of 11.47 km² (4.43 sq mi). The current mayor is Jean-Pierre Dessein.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 849 | — |
| 1975 | 799 | −0.86% |
| 1982 | 814 | +0.27% |
| 1990 | 994 | +2.53% |
| 1999 | 1,109 | +1.22% |
| 2009 | 1,294 | +1.55% |
| 2014 | 1,236 | −0.91% |
| 2020 | 1,620 | +4.61% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
In the past, inhabitants of Art-sur-Meurthe were known by their neighbours as haut-la-queue ("hoity-toitys").[4]
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- Graham Robb, The Discovery of France, p36, Picador (2007), ISBN 978-0-330-42761-6, citing Vital Collet "Sobriquets caractérisant les habitants de villages lorrains" in Le Pays lorrain, Nancy (1908), pp442-449 and Henri-Adolphe Labourasse, "Anciens us, coutumes, légendes, supersititions, préjugés, etc. du département de la Meuse" in Mémoires de la Société des lettres, sciences et art de Bar-le-Duc, 1902, pp3-225
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