Art-sur-Meurthe

Art-sur-Meurthe
Commune
The charterhouse of Bosserville
The charterhouse of Bosserville
Coat of arms of Art-sur-Meurthe
Coat of arms
Location of Art-sur-Meurthe
Map
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 / 48.6567°N 6.2661°E / 48.6567; 6.2661
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMeurthe-et-Moselle
ArrondissementNancy
CantonGrand Couronné
IntercommunalityMétropole Grand Nancy
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) 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.

Art-sur-Meurthe (French pronunciation: [aʁ syʁ mœʁt], literally Art on Meurthe) is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in northeastern France.

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" (in French). 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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