Ars-sur-Moselle
Commune
The river and a section of aqueduct in Ars-sur-Moselle
The river and a section of aqueduct in Ars-sur-Moselle
Flag of Ars-sur-Moselle
Flag
Coat of arms of Ars-sur-Moselle
Coat of arms
Location of Ars-sur-Moselle
Map
Ars-sur-Moselle is located in France
Ars-sur-Moselle
Ars-sur-Moselle
Ars-sur-Moselle is located in Grand Est
Ars-sur-Moselle
Ars-sur-Moselle
Coordinates: 49°04′44″N 6°04′30″E / 49.0789°N 6.075°E / 49.0789; 6.075
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMoselle
ArrondissementMetz
CantonLes Coteaux de Moselle
IntercommunalityMetz Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2021–2026) Pascal Hody[1]
Area
1
11.6 km2 (4.5 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
4,651
 • Density400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
57032 /57130
Elevation165–344 m (541–1,129 ft)
(avg. 174 m or 571 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ars-sur-Moselle (French pronunciation: [aʁs syʁ mɔzɛl], literally Ars on Moselle; German: Ars an der Mosel) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in northeastern France.

History

Ars-sur-Moselle was a part of Germany, in the imperial territory of Alsace-Lorraine,[3] from 1871 to 1918. It was called Ars-an-der-Mosel in German.

Sights

The town has a handsome Roman Catholic church. In the vicinity are the remains of a Roman aqueduct, which formerly spanned the valley.[3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,171—    
1821 1,307+0.39%
1841 1,453+0.53%
1871 5,371+4.45%
1900 4,081−0.94%
1926 3,274−0.84%
1946 2,524−1.29%
1962 5,182+4.60%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 5,393+0.67%
1975 5,469+0.20%
1982 5,039−1.16%
1990 5,084+0.11%
1999 5,001−0.18%
2007 4,669−0.85%
2012 4,782+0.48%
2017 4,723−0.25%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Ars-an-der-Mosel". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 2 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 650.
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Ars-sur-Moselle, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links


Communes of the Moselle department
Authority control databases
Categories