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
The charterhouse of Bosserville
Coat of arms of Art-sur-Meurthe
Location of Art-sur-Meurthe
Art-sur-Meurthe is located in France
Art-sur-Meurthe
Art-sur-Meurthe
Art-sur-Meurthe is located in Grand Est
Art-sur-Meurthe
Art-sur-Meurthe
Coordinates: 48°39′24″N 6°15′58″E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMeurthe-et-Moselle
ArrondissementNancy
CantonGrand Couronné
IntercommunalityMétropole Grand Nancy
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Jean-Pierre Dessein[1]
Area
1
11.47 km2 (4.43 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,660
  Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
54025 /54510
Elevation195–268 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

Historical population
YearPop.±% 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]

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. 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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