Montigny-lès-Metz

Montigny-lès-Metz
The church in Montigny-lès-Metz
Location of Montigny-lès-Metz
Montigny-lès-Metz
Montigny-lès-Metz
Coordinates: 49°06′02″N 6°09′14″E / 49.1006°N 6.1539°E / 49.1006; 6.1539
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMoselle
ArrondissementMetz
CantonMontigny-lès-Metz
IntercommunalityMetz Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Luc Bohl[1] (DVC)
Area
1
6.70 km2 (2.59 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
21,718
 • Density3,240/km2 (8,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
57480 /57950
Elevation165–190 m (541–623 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Montigny-lès-Metz (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃tiɲi mɛs], literally Montigny near Metz; German: Monteningen, (1940–1944) Montenich) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

It is the largest suburb of the city of Metz, and is adjacent to it on the west. From 1871 (Franco-German War) to 1919 (Treaty of Versailles), it was officially a part of the German Imperial Territory of Alsace-Lorraine.

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References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Montigny-lès-Metz, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE