Metz
Arrondissement
Location within the region Grand Est
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Moselle
No. of communes	139
Prefecture	Metz
Area	1,088.7 km² (420.3 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2021)^[1]	352,594
• Density	324/km² (840/sq mi)
INSEE code	579

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Religion Roman Catholicism: Diocese of Metz (Immediately subject to the Holy See) Diocese of Nancy Diocese of Saint-Dié Diocese of Verdun Protestantism: Union of Protestant Churches of Alsace and Lorraine (Moselle) Lutheranism: Protestant Church of the Augsburg Confession of Alsace and Lorraine (Moselle) Calvinism: Reformed Church of Alsace and Lorraine (Moselle) United Protestant Church of France (rest of Lorraine) Jewish consistories: Metz (Moselle) Nancy (rest of Lorraine)
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Administrative divisions Meurthe-et-Moselle (54) Capital: Nancy Arrondissement of Briey Arrondissement of Lunéville Arrondissement of Nancy Arrondissement of Toul Meuse (55) Capital: Bar-le-Duc Arrondissement of Bar-le-Duc Arrondissement of Commercy Arrondissement of Verdun Moselle (Lothringen, 57) Capital: Metz Arrondissement of Forbach-Boulay-Moselle Arrondissement of Metz Arrondissement of Sarrebourg-Château-Salins Arrondissement of Sarreguemines Arrondissement of Thionville Vosges (88) Capital: Épinal Arrondissement of Épinal Arrondissement of Neufchâteau Arrondissement of Saint-Dié
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The arrondissement of Metz is an arrondissement of France in the Moselle department in the Grand Est region. It has 139 communes.^[2] Its population is 344,203 (2016), and its area is 1,088.7 km² (420.3 sq mi).^[3]

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Metz are:^[2]

History

The arrondissement of Metz was created in 1800 and disbanded in 1871 (ceded to Germany).^[4] The arrondissement of Metz was restored in January 2015 by the merger of the former arrondissements of Metz-Campagne and Metz-Ville.^[5]

References

^ "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Arrondissement de Metz (579)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
^ "Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2019". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
^ Historique de la Moselle
^ Décret n° 2014-1721 du 29 décembre 2014 portant suppression des arrondissements de Boulay-Moselle, de Château-Salins, de Thionville-Ouest et de Metz-Campagne (département de la Moselle)

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