Ars-sur-Moselle
Ars-sur-Moselle (German: Ars an der Mosel) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in northeastern France.
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 The river and a section of aqueduct in Ars-sur-Moselle | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Ars-sur-Moselle 
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| Coordinates: 49°04′44″N 6°04′30″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Metz |
| Canton | Les Coteaux de Moselle |
| Intercommunality | Metz Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014-2020) | Bruno Valdevit |
| Area 1 | 11.6 km2 (4.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 4,723 |
| • Density | 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 57032 /57130 |
| Elevation | 165–344 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. | |
History
Ars-sur-Moselle was a part of Germany, in the imperial territory of Alsace-Lorraine,[2] 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.[2]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1793 | 1,171 | — |
| 1800 | 1,189 | +1.5% |
| 1806 | 1,230 | +3.4% |
| 1821 | 1,307 | +6.3% |
| 1836 | 1,451 | +11.0% |
| 1841 | 1,453 | +0.1% |
| 1861 | 5,016 | +245.2% |
| 1866 | 5,860 | +16.8% |
| 1872 | 5,371 | −8.3% |
| 1876 | 5,708 | +6.3% |
| 1881 | 5,989 | +4.9% |
| 1886 | 4,638 | −22.6% |
| 1891 | 3,310 | −28.6% |
| 1896 | 2,624 | −20.7% |
| 1901 | 4,081 | +55.5% |
| 1906 | 3,769 | −7.6% |
| 1911 | 3,538 | −6.1% |
| 1921 | 2,756 | −22.1% |
| 1926 | 3,274 | +18.8% |
| 1931 | 3,868 | +18.1% |
| 1936 | 3,526 | −8.8% |
| 1946 | 2,524 | −28.4% |
| 1954 | 3,547 | +40.5% |
| 1962 | 5,182 | +46.1% |
| 1968 | 5,393 | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 5,469 | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 5,039 | −7.9% |
| 1990 | 5,084 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 5,001 | −1.6% |
| 2006 | 4,603 | −8.0% |
| 2009 | 4,789 | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 4,720 | −1.4% |
See also
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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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. 2 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 650.
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